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RONSON 1937 Art Deco T-T Smoker s Desk Double Box Touch Tip Lighter

$3,465
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£2,626.07
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€3,011.88
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CA$4,841.26
CA$6,916.0930% Off
A$5,281.56
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CHF 2,801.23
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MX$63,630.83
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NOK 35,553.04
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SEK 32,549.78
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DKK 22,494.25
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About the Item

T-T Smoker's desk box with lighter made by Ronson. This desk box for cigarettes is exceptional and very rare. Has been created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The Ronson Metal Works Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1937. The desk box is named by Ronson as, T-T Smoker's Set and was designed by Frederick Kaupmann with geometric machine- age patterns. It was crafted with parts made up in solid polished chrome steel and black enamel. The design is composed by two lateral sliding cases for packages of cigarettes and the iconic touch tip lighter on top. The piece is extremely well made with solid construction and with very nice care and attention to all manufacturing details. Surely this rare desk box is a very decorative collectors piece and a will be great conversation item. Weight: 2,155 Grams, (4.75 Pounds). Measurements: 105 mm by 94 mm by 146 mm (4.15 x 3.68 x 5.75 Inches). Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "FASHIONED BY RONSON NEWARK NJ RONSON TOUCH-TIP-US PATS DESIGN PAT BRITISH PAT APPL'D FOR-CANADA PAT ART METAL WORKS INC-NEWARK NJ USA" 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. Figure 201 Page 174 as very rare. For this exact model Illustrated. Ronson Product Reference Number: Catalog-16390. 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 piece is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is in great condition with no dents to any part. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity. INVENTORY REF: D081724MSNM/.0967
  • Creator:
    Ronson (Retailer),Ronson Art Metal Works (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 4.15 in (10.55 cm)Depth: 3.68 in (9.35 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Chrome,Enamel,Steel,Enameled,Polished
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1937
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. The overall condition of this piece is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is in great condition with no dents to any part. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
  • Seller Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: D081724MSNM/.09671stDibs: LU8303241240412

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