-Ronson 1935 Art Deco Bartender Lighter Cigarette Dispenser Box In Steel And Lacquer

Barman double dispenser box with lighter designed by Ronson.

An exceptional and very beautiful decorative piece, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1935. This is an extremely rare barman double dispenser box with an integrated touch tip striker lighter. It was designed with geometric patterns and crafted in solid steel. It is embellished with black, cream, red and brown lacquers, creating a great contrast with the high polished steel. Mounted in a black base attached to the bar.

This barman is extremely well made, with solid construction and great attention to all details. This is very decorative and will be a great conversation piece. It is in exceptional preserved condition and this is one of the best examples we has ever seen. Don't show trace of wear and is in great NEAR-MINT condition.

The Ronson Bartenders are one of the most coveted and collectable pieces made by Ronson, prized by Art Deco, Black Americana and of course Lighter collectors around the world. They came in at least three versions; a male Bartender striker with only one cigarette compartment, a female Bartender Touch Tip with a half round bar- called the Junior Bartender by Lighter collectors and the male Bartender like this with Touch Tip featuring 2 cigarette storage areas in the bar that lift the cigarettes as the lids are opened.

Weight: 3.1 Pounds 1,360.78 Grams, (872.30 Dwt).

Measurements: 158.75 mm by 69.85 mm by 175.77 mm (6.25 x 2.75 x 6.92 Inches).

Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "FASHIONED BY RONSON DESIGN PT No.100.752 NEWARK NJ US PATS 1.986754-2.118.692 BRITISH PAT 435.667-PAT. IN CANADA 1935 NEWARK NJ-USA-ART METAL WORKS INC. RONSON-TOUCH-TIP ".

The Ronson Lighter Company 

The 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. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander Harris (1910–11) as Business Manager, the company soon became World Famous. In the 1910s The Art Metal Works were producing very good quality Hood Ornaments and gained a reputation as a dependable supplier of same. All accounts state that Louis Aronson was a gifted man, who at 16 years old set up a money-making shop in his parent's home - before receiving a U.S. patent for a commercially valuable metal-plating process he developed when he was 24 years old, and he sold half the rights while retaining the Right to Use. "His experiments, which he has been conducting since his early youth, resulted in 1893 in the discovery of a process for electrically producing tinplate. Much money was expended upon improving the process... and has been of great practical value to the whole industry. Retaining its rights, he sold half the patent rights, and later used part of the proceeds to open the Art Metal Works in Newark, N.J. Soon the company was producing a variety of high-quality Lamps, Book ends, Art Statues and other decorative items, prized today for their detail in the collector marketplace

Literature: Urban K. Cummings, Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter : Wick Lighters 1913-1966 Bird Dog Books, California. 1992. For this similar figure 179 illustrated.

Note: This model was produced with different variants in size, this is the biggest one and heavier. This was retailed in 1930 for 27.00 us dollars, an outrageous amount of money for the period.

Note: This piece is empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is ready to be ship by any carrier,

Condition: The overall condition of this box is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.

INVENTORY REF: D042424ANNM/.4385