Of the Acme Inspectors with no stiffener on the square tubes, I have 3 with the small filler and 3 with the large filler. This leads me to believe the smooth, square tube Inspectors were made somewhere between 1912 & 1915. Bobby can probably help more on the dates.
Yours looks like the large fill version. Of the 6, only one has the reflector release wire through the top of the hood at the base of the handle and it is a small filler. The reflector in this one is hollow glass, not the convex glass mirror.
Only one of the 6 has no bail holes and it has a large filler. The reflector on this one is metal.
2 of these are black, 1 is silver, 3 are unpainted.
The 3 with small filler have a rounded handle level with the horizontal tubes. The 3 with the large filler have the high rise handle like yours.
None of the 6 have a winglock cone.
I hope this helps. I can send pictures if necessaey.
John M
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