Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1997 · Vintage (1937 Style) · Bradford · 1997 Collectible of the Year — Case & bottom stamp reference (1997)
1997 · Vintage Look · Bradford · 1997 Collectible of the Year: 1997 Collectible of the Year. Vintage series lighter. 1997 · Vintage Look · Bradford · 1997 Collectible of the Year: 1997 Collectible of the Year. Vintage series lighter.
- Known period
- 1997
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- Vintage Look
- 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
1997 Collectible of the Year. Vintage series lighter.
1997 Collectible of the Year. Vintage series lighter.
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.
- 1997 · Vintage (1937 Style) · Bradford · 1997 Collectible of the Year — 1997 · Vintage Look · Bradford · 1997 Collectible of the Year
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. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.