Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp
1954–1955 · Regular · Bradford — Case & bottom stamp reference (1954–1955)
1954–1955 · Regular · Bradford: Now chrome-plated brass, stamp visibly identical to Steel version. 1954–1955 · Regular · Bradford: Lacks the last Period in "U.S.A" and the period at the end of "Pend" unlike previous stamps. This stamp seems to be exclusive to the brass bodied lighters and not steel.
- Known period
- 1954–1955
- 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
Now chrome-plated brass, stamp visibly identical to Steel version.
Lacks the last Period in "U.S.A" and the period at the end of "Pend" unlike previous stamps. This stamp seems to be exclusive to the brass bodied lighters and not steel.
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.
- 1954–1955 · Regular · Bradford — 1954–1955 · Regular · Bradford
- 1954–1955 · Regular · Bradford — 1954–1955 · Regular · Bradford
- 1954–1955 · Regular · Bradford — 1954–1955 · 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.