Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1985 · Vintage (1937 Style) · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1985)
1985 · Vintage (1937 Style) · Bradford: The Vintage lighter series was introduced in 1985, inspired by a 1937-era Zippo design. The photographed first-year example is attributed to 1985 by the collector; no standard month/year code is established from this image alone.
- Known period
- 1985 — first-year attribution; month not established
- 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
- collector-attributed
Reference images · real photographed examples
Collector-attributed 1985 first-year Vintage-series example; no month established from this photo alone.
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. A Replica name refers to the reproduced design, not necessarily the year this example was manufactured. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.