Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1949–1955 · Regular · Plant not specified · Sterling Silver — Case & bottom stamp reference (1949–1955)
1949–1955 · Regular · Plant not specified · Sterling Silver: First flat bottom Sterling lighters with vertically oriented markings.
- Known period
- 1949–1955
- Plant
- unknown
- 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
First flat bottom Sterling lighters with vertically oriented markings.
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.