

Queen Anne Whirlwind Princess Adonis Windlite Ronson Lighters value and price guide As with the Art Metal Works output, many well-built and stylish early Ronson lighters like gas, pocket and table lighters demand high prices in the collectibles marketplace. Ronson received an exclusive patent, in 1926, for a new automatic style of lighter that worked with one hand, and in 1927 Ronson began marketing it as the Ronson De-Light Lighter with the slogan "A flip - and it's lit! Release - and it's out!" Ronson's new lighters were an overnight success worldwide and soon the company offered a variety of lighters for all tastes. Under his leadership, the Art Metal Works began designing prototypes, and patented several generations of Igniting-Apparatus until finally arriving at the Banjo Lighter. It was a great success, demand shortly exceeding supply, spurring Aronson to Patent it and design other products around the invention, which were marketed under the Ronson brand name. In 1926 he released a new "automatic operation" Banjo lighter, which offered to both ignite and extinguish in a single push. Rosenthal Plaza Table Lighter Ronson -Gold/Brass- MCM Modern Eames Retro Vintage. In 1913, Louis Aronson applied for a patent for a Liter (lighter), which was approved.

Aronson, and Max Hecht in Newark, New Jersey. When, in time, technological advances were developed to allow for the manufacture of a safe flint material in 1906, Louis Aronson's ambition for an automatic pocket lighter soon became a reality. This service is exclusive to the community.The Ronson lighter company started in 1897 as The Art Metal Works, and was incorporated in 1898 by Leopold Herzig, Louis V. The benefit provided by a Vintage-Ronson Report is a proper understanding your items history and value in today’s collector’s market! The cost of the report is justified by the advantage you gain from accurate information in an easy to use format. Many Ronson lighters, smoking accessories and other products have great value, as yours may! Each report will present historic information covering: Patent Information, Product Catalog Information and a Current Market Valuation Assessment. Vintage-Ronson reports are designed to provide reliable information for novice and collector alike. now provides history and value reports for vintage Ronson products. Curved lamp support in chrome on gunmetal base. Stylized chrome plated Football player with stars and dust flying up from his feet. This is a beautiful lamp and one of my personal

The outer cover is hinged and opens to reveil a Golden Of King Tut's Tomb, this lamp has an inventive design. The gold coloured Ronson does not have Varaflame to the Ronson name. Wonderful Gold plated dancing girl, the same winged girl figure appears on Ronson Book Ends.Īttributable to Howard Carter's discovery HUGE LOT COLLECTION OF LIGHTERS - RONSON & OTHER - REPAIR, SERVICE OR PARTS in the Smoking Accessories category was sold for R221.00 on 6 Jun at 23:46 by MiguelG in Johannesburg (ID:346777830). A wonderful lamp with appeal for all ages.Įlectric Candelabra probably sold in pairs. This reminds me of an old Cartoon but I can't recall her name. Painted black with green accents to look like aged Bronze. Wonderfully detailed Elephant lamp probably attributable to the Circus Elephant Jumbo's popularity of the time. Produced to add focus and decorative lighting to enhance listening to radio shows. Ronson Catalog describes as "Seated Chinese Girl reading by Pagoda-like lamp with heavy fluted glass globe. Ronson produced fabulous Art Deco Lamps in the 1930's and this page will highlight a few of them. In our day and age it is easy to forget that people would sit around the Radio and listen to their favorite shows. Many of these Lamps can be called "Radio Lamps" because thay were designed to add decorative interest, subtle lighting and a "focus" for listening to the Radio when Radios were large floor and table models. Early pieces were Animal or Character subjects, in plated and painted finishes. This is another area that is a surprise for most people, Art Metal Works produced beautiful desk, accent and Radio Lamps and Candelabra sets.
