Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1936–1940 · Regular · Bradford · Sterling Silver — Case & bottom stamp reference (1936–1940)
1936–1940 · Regular · Bradford · Sterling Silver: J. Kim mentions Cartier in connection with early silver-bodied lighters. This does not independently establish who manufactured this particular sterling-silver case.
- Known period
- 1936–1940
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- Regular
- Case material
- Sterling Silver
- 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
- source-attributed
Reference images · real photographed examples
J. Kim mentions Cartier in connection with early silver-bodied lighters. This does not independently establish who manufactured this particular sterling-silver case.
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: J. Kim
Dating caution. This is a documented period reference, not proof of a precise manufacturing year. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.