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Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp

1956–1968 · Regular · Plant not specified · Sterling Silver — Case & bottom stamp reference (1956–1968)

1956–1968 · Regular · Plant not specified · Sterling Silver: Early flat-bottom example with a script Zippo logo. The source associates the Z-letterform without a lower curl with approximately 1956–1968; the pictured specimen is personally engraved “Dec 25 1960”, which is not a factory manufacture code.

Known period
1956–1968
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
Real photo

Reference images · real photographed examples

1956–1968 · Regular · Plant not specified · Sterling Silver — 1956 · Sterling Silver · Source style 1
1956 · Sterling Silver · Source style 1Real photographed example · Source: J. Kim · Photo © J. Kim

Early flat-bottom example with a script Zippo logo. The source associates the Z-letterform without a lower curl with approximately 1956–1968; the pictured specimen is personally engraved “Dec 25 1960”, which is not a factory manufacture code.

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.

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