Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1956–1968 · Regular · Plant not specified · 10K Gold Filled — Case & bottom stamp reference (1956–1968)
1956–1968 · Regular · Plant not specified · 10K Gold Filled: Flat-bottom 10K gold-filled example with a script logo, attributed by the source to approximately 1956–1968. Gold-filled construction differs from ordinary gold electroplating. 1956–1968 · Regular · Plant not specified · 10K Gold Filled: Flat-bottom 10K gold-filled example with a script logo, attributed by the source to approximately 1956–1968. Gold-filled construction differs from ordinary gold electroplating.
- Known period
- 1956–1968
- Plant
- unknown
- Case type
- Regular
- 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
Flat-bottom 10K gold-filled example with a script logo, attributed by the source to approximately 1956–1968. Gold-filled construction differs from ordinary gold electroplating.
Flat-bottom 10K gold-filled example with a script logo, attributed by the source to approximately 1956–1968. Gold-filled construction differs from ordinary gold electroplating.
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.
- 1956–1968 · Regular · Plant not specified · 10K Gold Filled — 1956–1968 · Regular · Plant not specified · 10K Gold Filled
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. 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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