Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1969–1976 · Regular · Plant not specified · 10K Gold Filled — Case & bottom stamp reference (1969–1976)
1969–1976 · Regular · Plant not specified · 10K Gold Filled: Canned-bottom 10K gold-filled example. The source associates the curved lower stroke of the Zippo “Z” with approximately 1969–1976; the period is a collector attribution rather than a year-code reading.
- Known period
- 1969–1976
- Plant
- unknown
- Case type
- Regular
- Case finish
- 10K Gold Filled
- 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
Canned-bottom 10K gold-filled example. The source associates the curved lower stroke of the Zippo “Z” with approximately 1969–1976; the period is a collector attribution rather than a year-code reading.
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.