RONSON 1938 Art Deco Machine Age Lacquered Deluxe Classic Touch Tip Lighter

Deluxe desk lighter designed by Ronson. This extremely rare Ronson Deluxe Classic Touch-Tip lighter was made in 1938 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jersey in the United States. This lighter began a very successful era for Ronson Touch Tip series of lighters which pushed out the strike lighters from the market. This fabulous Art Deco / Machine Age design, was crafted with streamline patterns. Solid construction in polished chrome and the metal body is treated with brown faux tortoise lacquer and the lighter base is padded with green felt. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved and almost near mint condition with the original cardboard box included. Model: Ronson Deluxe T-T Classic lighter. Period: Art-Deco. Date: 1938. Materials: Chromed steel, felt, brown lacquer. Weight: 675 Grams, (1.50 Pounds). Measurements: 95 mm by 57 mm by 91 mm (3.75 x 2.25 x 3.60 Inches). Marks: Stamped with the maker