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Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp

Zippo · 1964 — Case & bottom stamp reference (1964)

Original photograph supplied by Terry Lyons of a 1964 Bradford-made regular-size Zippo bottom stamp (1 left / 1 right dots). Compare the entire stamp, including registered mark, patent wording and the position of each impressed mark; wear, reflections and shallow strikes can hide individual marks. The photographed case is a collector reference, not factory provenance.

Known period
1964
Plant
Bradford / United States
Case type
regular
Evidence / certainty
Photographed collector specimen attributed to this production year; inspect the complete code, not an isolated mark
Year attribution
date-code-supported collector attribution
Real photo

Reference images · real photographed examples

Evidence, source and dating limits

Sources: Terry Lyons

Photographic copyright: Terry Lyons

Dating caution. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.

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