Hier also nun die codierten Herstellungsdaten der Well Known Zippo-Feuerzeuge
YEARLY LIGHTER IDENTIFICATION CODES: Revised 8/1/90
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YEAR REGULAR SLIM
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1932 P.p.
1937 Pat #2032695
1950 Pat #2517191
1957 Full stamp with P.p. **** ****
1958 Full stamp with no P.p.
**** **** **** ****
1959 **** **** **** ****
1960 *** *** *** **
1961 *** ** ** **
1962 ** ** ** *
1963 ** * * *
1964 * * *
1965 *
1966 ³³³³ ³³³³ ³³³³ ³³³³
1967 ³³³³ ³³³ ³³³ ³³³³
1968 ³³³ ³³³ ³³³ ³³³
1969 ³³³ ³³ ³³³ ³³
1970 ³³ ³³ ³³ ³³
1971 ³³ ³ ³³ ³
1972 ³ ³ ³ ³
1973 ³ ³
1974 //// //// //// ////
1975 //// /// //// ///
1976 /// /// /// ///
1977 /// // /// //
1978 // // // //
1979 / // / //
1980 / / / /
1981 / /
1982 \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\
1983 \\\\ \\\ \\\\ \\\
1984 \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\
1985 \\\ \\ \\\ \\
1986 \\ \\ \\ \\
or
1986 II II
1987 III III
1988 LETTERS A-L IV Letters A - L IV
1989 indicates Month V indicates Month V
1990 of manufact. VI of manufact. VI
1991 A=Jan./ B=Feb. VII A=Jan./ B=Feb. VII
1992 C=Mar. ect. VIII C=Mar. ect. VIII
1993 IX IX
1994 X X
1995 XI XI
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P.p. = Patent pending
All ZiPPo's since 1979 indicates the new ZiPPO-Logo!
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