Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1938–1939 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1938–1939)
1938–1939 · Regular · Bradford: Extruded lighter bodies and lids. Cam channel is still a U-shaped metal bracket soldered into the lid.
- Known period
- 1938–1939
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- 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
- collector-attributed
Reference images · real photographed examples
Extruded lighter bodies and lids. Cam channel is still a U-shaped metal bracket soldered into the lid.
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.
- 1938–1939 · Regular · Bradford — 1938–1939 · Regular · Bradford
- 1938–1939 · Regular · Bradford — 1938–1939 · Regular · Bradford
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.