{"product_id":"ronson-1935-machine-age-brown-lacquer-desk-double-box-touch-tip-lighter-1","title":"RONSON 1935 Machine Age Brown Lacquer Desk Double Box Touch Tip Striker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouble desk box with lighter designed by \u003cem\u003eRonson\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an exceptional and beautiful desk box, created in New Jersey United States by \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRonson Co\u003c\/em\u003e. during the art deco period, back in the 1935. This is a rare double box with two lids with square handles and an integrated touch tip lighter. It was \u003cspan\u003edesigned with strong geometric patterns and \u003c\/span\u003ecrafted in solid steel. Embellished with cream and brown lacquer, creating a great contrast and the interiors are lined up with natural cedar wood. The box is extremely well made and solid construction with very nice care and attention to all details. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Ronson T-T Double cigarette box lighter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Art-Deco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: 1935.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Chromed steel, felt, black and cream lacquer, and wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eWeight\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: 974.8 Grams, (624.87wt).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMeasurements\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: 203 mm by 114.3 mm by 89 mm (8.0 x 4.5 x 3.5 Inches).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMarks\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, \"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFASHIONED BY RONSON 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 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ronson lighter company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                       \u003cimg height=\"230\" width=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/4442\/6057\/files\/ronsonbox_480x480.jpg?v=1673314817\" alt=\"\"\u003e      \u003cimg height=\"231\" width=\"174\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/4442\/6057\/files\/RONSONBOX2_480x480.jpg?v=1673315430\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eLiterature\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: Urban K. \u003cspan\u003eCummings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRonson, the World's Greatest Lighter : Wick Lighters 1913-1966\u003c\/em\u003e Bird Dog Books, California. 1992. Illustration 188, page 188 for this model illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: This \u003cstrong\u003eRonson \u003c\/strong\u003emodel was produced in two colors, black or brown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: This \u003cstrong\u003eRonson \u003c\/strong\u003epiece is empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is ready to be ship by any carrier,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eCondition\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe overall condition of this \u003cstrong\u003eRonson\u003c\/strong\u003e desk-box is excellent, Beside the little normal wear there is no damage to any part. This piece was carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eINVENTORY REF: D030126EENL\/.6610\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Fine Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42315600887890,"sku":"D030126EENL\/.6610","price":1998.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/4442\/6057\/files\/IMG_9816_2.jpg?v=1773263421","url":"https:\/\/treasurefinejewelry.com\/products\/ronson-1935-machine-age-brown-lacquer-desk-double-box-touch-tip-lighter-1","provider":"Treasure Fine Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}