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Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp

2015 · Armor · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (2015)

2015 · Armor · Bradford: This October 2015 example has the Armor shield centered beneath the Zippo logo; other photographed examples show a right-positioned shield by February 2016. The exact changeover date is not established here.

Known period
February 2015 · B 15
Plant
Bradford / United States
Case type
Armor
Dating evidence
Collector-reported reference — A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.
Reference verification
Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
Year attribution
collector-attributed
Real photo

Reference images · real photographed examples

2015 · Armor · Bradford — Bottom stamp · Armor · February 2015 · B 15 · centered Armor shield · Source style 2
Bottom stamp · Armor · February 2015 · B 15 · centered Armor shield · Source style 2Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2015 · Armor · Bradford — Bottom stamp · Armor · June 2015 · F 15 · centered Armor shield · Source style 2
Bottom stamp · Armor · June 2015 · F 15 · centered Armor shield · Source style 2Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2015 · Armor · Bradford — Bottom stamp · Armor · June 2015 · F 15 · centered Armor shield · Source style 2
Bottom stamp · Armor · June 2015 · F 15 · centered Armor shield · Source style 2Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim
2015 · Armor · Bradford — Bottom stamp · Armor · October 2015 · J 15 · centered Armor shield · Source style 2
Bottom stamp · Armor · October 2015 · J 15 · centered Armor shield · Source style 2Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim

This October 2015 example has the Armor shield centered beneath the Zippo logo; other photographed examples show a right-positioned shield by February 2016. The exact changeover date is not established here.

Historical variants and original source records

Independent sources and distinct stamp layouts are preserved as individual photographs, not additional main cards. A pictured example alone cannot establish that every lighter from the year used the same construction.

Dating evidence and reference verification

Sources: J. Kim

Collector-reported reference: A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.

Reference verification: Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.

Photographic copyright: Credited individually below each photograph

Dating caution. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.

Year lookup

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