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Ronson Golden De-Light

by Larry Tolkin

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Ronson Golden De-Light LighterRonson Golden De-Light LighterShown is an extremely rare late 1920’s Ronson modernistic table De-Light lighter. The gold lighter features a zig-zag skyscraper Art Deco double border inlay blue enamel design.

The mechanism has an unusual fluted thumb press not seen on other Ronson De-Light models.

This rare model was a New York special order made by Ronson Art Metal Works and enameled in France as it bears a BL “briquet lux” hallmark.

Ronson Golden De-Light LighterThe base consists of 2 levels of either Catalin* or other hand cut material.

The best part of collecting vintage lighters is discovering and learning about unknown models. In certain ways - it is like discovering gold.

Ronson Golden De-Light Lighter* Catalin is a brand name for a thermosetting polymer popular in the 1930s. Catalin is a cast phenolic which can be worked with files, grinders and cutters and polishes to a fine sheen. Catalin can be transparent to near colorless, and is heavy and quite greasy in feel and as hard as brass.

Photos by Larry Tolkin

cover shot of Blaze newsletter

Larry Tolkin's article has also appeared in Issue 121 May, 2011 of BLAZE - the quarterly newsletter of The Lighter Club of Great Britain - http://www.lighterclub.co.uk/

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