Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1946–1947 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1946–1947)
Type D stamps, as classified by Glen Zippo UK, actually came in three distinct sizes, which only become clear when lighters are scaled to the same dimensions and then the inserts overlaid.
- Known period
- 1946–1947
- Plant
- Bradford / United States
- Case type
- regular
- Case material
- chrome-plated-nickel-silver
- 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
Type D stamps, as classified by Glen Zippo UK, actually came in three distinct sizes, which only become clear when lighters are scaled to the same dimensions and then the inserts overlaid.
Consolidated reference
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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.