Cigarette Lighter, "Ronson Touch-Tip"
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Caption
Louis V. Aronson. Cigarette Lighter, "Ronson Touch-Tip", ca. 1935. Chrome and black-enameled metal, 3 3/8 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (8.6 x 11.1 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of David A. Hanks, 84.276a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.276a-b_bw.jpg)
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
Cigarette Lighter, "Ronson Touch-Tip"
Date
ca. 1935
Geography
Place manufactured: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Medium
Chrome and black-enameled metal
Classification
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (8.6 x 11.1 x 5.7 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
On circular metal disk on bottom: "RONSON TOUCH-TIP-U.S. PATS. 1,986,754-DESIGN PAT. 97,247 / BRITISH PAT. APPL'D. FOR-CANADA PAT. 349,148 / ART METAL WORKS INC-NEWARK, N.J. U.S.A.-"
Credit Line
Gift of David A. Hanks
Accession Number
84.276a-b
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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