Cigarette Lighter, "Ronson Touch-Tip"

Louis V. Aronson

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Caption

Louis V. Aronson. Cigarette Lighter, "Ronson Touch-Tip", ca. 1935. Chrome and black-enameled metal, 3 3/8 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (8.6 x 11.1 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of David A. Hanks, 84.276a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Cigarette Lighter, "Ronson Touch-Tip"

Date

ca. 1935

Geography

Place manufactured: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Medium

Chrome and black-enameled metal

Dimensions

3 3/8 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (8.6 x 11.1 x 5.7 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

On circular metal disk on bottom: "RONSON TOUCH-TIP-U.S. PATS. 1,986,754-DESIGN PAT. 97,247 / BRITISH PAT. APPL'D. FOR-CANADA PAT. 349,148 / ART METAL WORKS INC-NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A.-"

Credit Line

Gift of David A. Hanks

Accession Number

84.276a-b

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