Illustrated historical reference · Case & bottom stamp

1949–50 · Canada — Case & bottom stamp reference (1949–1950)

Moonlight Canada bottom-stamp period reference for 1949–1950. Glen documents PAT. PEND. on both case and insert through around the end of 1950; changeover pieces may combine an older PAT. PEND. case with a newer Patented 1950 insert.

Known period: 1949–1950
Plant: Niagara Falls / Canada

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Reference images

1949–50 · Canada — 1949–50 · Canada · primary reference — **1949–50 · Canada · primary reference**Historical reference illustration · Source: Moonlight Zippo

1949–50 · Canada — 1949–50 · PAT. PEND. · Glen reference — **1949–50 · PAT. PEND. · Glen reference**Historical reference illustration · Source: Glen's Zippo Page

Evidence, source and dating limits

Sources: Moonlight Zippo — Historical bottom-stamp variants, Slim dating chronology, and Canadian bottom/insert period references; Glen's Zippo Page — Historical bottom-stamp, case/insert construction details, Canadian dating chronology, and transition research

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.

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