-RONSON 1960 Germany Modernist Cigarette Lighter Box in Cedar & Brushed Aluminum

Modernist geometric cigarette box designed by Ronson.

An exceptional and very beautiful desk box, created in West Germany by The Ronson Co. for Scandia. This piece was made during the mid-century period, back in the 1960 and designed with geometric checker boards patterns. Beautifully crafted in brown cedar wood and brushed aluminum. The box is fitted with a Ronson gas lighter and a slider compartment to storage cigarettes.

Weight: 974.8 Grams, (624.87wt).

Measurements: 156 mm by 54 mm by 57 mm (6.13 x 2.12 x 2.25 Inches).

Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON MADE IN WEST GERMANY, VERAFLAME SCANDIA FASHIONED BY RONSON".

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.

Note: This piece is empty of any 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. All parts are working. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.

INVENTORY REF: D042924MENH/.8723