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Photographed collector reference · Insert

Zippo · 1969 — Insert reference (1969)

Real front, reverse and chimney-top photographs of an insert associated with Terry Lyons’s documented 1969 Bradford regular-size Zippo. Construction and lettering are visual evidence, not independent proof that the insert and case left the factory together. Insert styles overlap production years and may be replaced.

Known period
1969
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

Zippo · 1969 — Insert front
Insert frontReal photographed example · Source: Terry Lyons · Photo © Terry Lyons
Zippo · 1969 — Insert back
Insert backReal photographed example · Source: Terry Lyons · Photo © Terry Lyons
Zippo · 1969 — Chimney top
Chimney topReal photographed example · Source: Terry Lyons · Photo © Terry Lyons

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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