Feuerzeuge Ronson Varaflame Mini Gun Metal

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All other vintage lighters are probably younger than 1850, and older than me. I’m getting close to vintage.

In North America, Zippo continues to maintain Ronson as a distinct brand identity and markets "RONSON" lighters and "RONSONOL" fuel in the US, Canada, and Mexico. [27] There are some flints from England called Firebronze, which seem to be softer and create a better spark. They are harder to come by in the US but they are best for older lighters, and touch tips. a b "Ronson International Limited - Company Information - Endole Suite". suite.endole.co.uk . Retrieved 2017-09-23. During World War II, the company's output was directed towards military products, including, appropriately, flame throwers, as well as fuses for bombs and small components for the aircraft industry. GI humor used the Ronson name as an epithet for the M4 Sherman tank, which caught fire easily when hit. The company's slogan then was "always lights the first time." Ronson's own factory in England was nearly destroyed by German bombing; due to its strategic importance, it was relocated to an old boarding school in London. The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. [1] [2] [3]In 1910, AMW trademarked the name "Ronson," an abbreviation of the founder's name. This trademark was first used on toys and other products, rather than lighters. Elsewise, I can give you a rough estimate of original manufacture date within a decade or so of manufacture for Ronson Lighters. Ronson Burned by Lighter Launch," Financial Times (London), Companies & Finance, October 16, 1997, p. 23.

Ronson International Limited, located in Northampton, England, owns the Ronson brand in most other territories throughout the world.Zippo Manufacturing Company currently owns the related brands in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and continues to produce Ronson lighters and Ronsonol fuel. The parent company's name was changed to Ronson Art Metal Works, Inc. in 1945. The British subsidiary was relocated to a giant new factory in Leatherhead, south London, in 1952. Employment there was 2,500 during the 1950s.

If your lighter only has 1 screw, It’s a flint screw, and the base rotates for fueling. If the lighter has no screws, it’s an insert that slides out of the body, you’ll find the flint screw, and probably cotton for fueling in there (like a zippo). Looking much like a long-barrel pistol, the Ronson Pist-o-Liter was exhibited at the 1912 Olympia (UK) car show on the Klaxon stand. [43] It consisted of a file-like member which was drawn up the barrel of the pistol against a strong spring, and when the trigger was pressed it was released rubbing against a 'flinty substance' contained in the cap where the front sight of the pistol would be. This action was said to produce a constellation of sparks sufficient to light an acetylene lamp in the wildest wind. At the time acetylene lighting was standard for motor vehicles. The long barrel made the Pist-o-Liter a practical choice for applying sparks to harder-to-reach places, such as motor vehicle engines. [44] Touch tip and striker lighters [ edit ] Cigar and Cigarette Lighters - Collector Information". Collectors Weekly. 1922-02-21 . Retrieved 2014-04-30.Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu. The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post– Art Nouveau.) During the 1970s, Ronson came under increasing pressure from new competition in its core US and UK markets. The main company never returned to profitability, and the different units were soon spun off as independent companies or sold to competitors.