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MC-019
Ronson Standard lighter, monogrammed
A British-made Ronson Standard with an engine-turned case and an engraved monogram.
- Maker
- Ronson, England
- Reference
- Standard
- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- Chrome-plated brass
- Condition
- Good, light wear, engraved monogram
- Gallery
- Lighters
Details
Lighter
- Mechanism
- Lift-arm automatic
- Fuel
- Lighter fluid (petrol)
- Finish
- Chrome, engine-turned stripes
- Engraving / monogram
- Script monogram on the front panel
- Patent numbers
- Brit. Pat. 621570
- Sparks and lights
- Yes
Identification
- Model / edition
- Standard
- Country of origin
- England
Specifications
- Height
- 5.5 cm
- Width
- 4.2 cm
- Depth
- 1.6 cm
- Weight
- 0.07 kg
Condition
- Original packaging
- No
The story
Ronson's lift-arm “Standard” made lighting a cigarette a one-handed gesture: press the arm and it lifts the snuffer and strikes the flint at once. This one was made in England under British patent 621570, and someone had their initials engraved in the panel on the front.
Provenance
- c. 1950Made by Ronson in England.
- 2023Found at the Jaffa flea market.