1930s Tobacco Accessories

Vintage Art Deco Silver Cigarette Case by Elgin MFG. CO. Sterling silver. Very good condition.

Vintage Art Deco Silver Cigarette Case by Elgin MFG. CO. Sterling silver. Very good condition.

Art Deco era Etched zigzag steel cylinder Lighter named "The Executive" By AR. Circa 1930, Measures: 3.5" tall X 2" diameter.

Art Deco "Globetrotter" Sports Petrol Lighter by Dunhill. The lighter is wrapped in Crocodile Leather with rhodium-plated trim. The Art Deco design blends streamlined contours with g...

Greenburg Black Art Deco Black Glass Terrier Ashtray

Decorative chrome Art Deco Round Ball lighter on a black enameled stepped base with a chromed figural sculpture of a ball player in mid-throw. This matchin...

This pair of 1930s standing ashtrays are attributed to Russel Wright. Each Machine Age smoking stand features a turned oak support between a spu...

A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson. Very beautiful Rondette desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 193...

Vintage wooden cigarette box, cigarette holder, and ashtray with mechanical bird. simply push down the lever and a cigarette will be dispe...

Vintage Bliss sterling silver Cigarette Case with 14k gold inlays. Very good condition.

Art Deco Tuxedo Set Ercole Barovier 1930, Italy Iridescent Murano Blown Glass Perfect Condiction h8x17 cm h7x9 cm h5x7 cm

Table Material: opaline and bronze Style: Art Deco France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disp...

Nude Greek Goddess spelter metal torch tip table lighter featuring a nude flapper gilded in bronze. The urn next to her contains the oil and striker with the...

W.J. Campbell designed this art deco cocktail smoker in 1934 for the Climax Machinery Company of Indianapolis. The smoke stand and ashtray feature a ci...

Desk cigarettes humidor box with lighter designed by Ronson. This is an amazing desk cigarettes box & touch-tip lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1937. This is a rare near mint box with a single lid with a five-barrels hinge and an integrated touch tip striker lighter. It was designed with strong geometric patterns and crafted in solid chromed steel. Embellished with black lacquer, creating a great color contrast and the interiors are lined up with natural cedar wood. Extremely well made and solid construction with great care and attention to details. This surely is a very decorative piece and should be a great conversation item. Model: 16268. Country: New Jersey, United States. Period: Art Deco, 1937. Materials: Chromed steel, cedar wood, black lacquer. Weight: 897.5 Grams, (1.96 Pounds). Measurements: 203 mm by 102 mm by 89 mm (8.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 Inches). Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "FASHIONED BY RONSON NEWARK NJ US PATS BRITISH PAT IN CANADA 1935 NEWARK NJ-USA-ART METAL WORKS INC. RONSON-TOUCH-TIP ". 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. Louis Vincent Aronson Louis Vincent Aronson was an American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist who is best remembered as the inventor of Ronson lighters. "He was a son of Simon and Jennie Aronson, who were natives of Prussia. He was born December 25, 1869, in New York City, and there his boyhood was spent. Aronson was an exceptionally gifted young man who graduated from public school at the age of 12 before entering a New York Technical School specializing in metallurgy, practical metal working and mechanical drawing. At the same time, he set up a laboratory in the basement of his parents' home where he experimented with plating processes and turned-out money-making items while he devised ways of metalizing common items, in a durable finish of matte gold, including flowers, butterflies, animal claws and baby shoes. Aronson natural ability for designing was honed at the technical school and served him well throughout his life. He excelled and completed the School four year academic program in three years. When he graduated in 1886, at the age of 16, he was qualified as an Expert Metallurgist, Draftsman and Designer, he also had a high-level knowledge of Chemistry. He returned to the school five years later as an instructor in metallurgy for several years before devoting all his time to his own company. When he was 24 years old, he sold the rights to a commercially valuable metal plating process according to Urban Cummings book Ronson, The World’s Greatest Lighters, Wick Lighters 1913–2000. He gained public recognition when he won an award in 1893 from the Belgian government for the creation of the first non-toxic match, and young businessman Aronson received 50,000 Francs, equaling $10,000 in U.S. dollars. In 1897 he received a U.S. patent (592,227) for a match design (called the Wind-match) that would light in windy conditions or when wet. He continued working on his match designs including inventing the “Birds Eye” or “Kitchen” match that had a dual-tip design in 1903; this was an important safety improvement because friction matches of the day would sometimes light accidentally especially when stepped on or while in one’s pocket. He realized that placing a small friction ignition chemical on the tip instead of the entire match-head greatly limited accidental ignition. This style of match is still in use today. Literature: Urban K. Cummings, Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter: Wick Lighters 1913-1966 Bird Dog Books, California. 1992. Pp-168 Figure-187 for this box illustrated. Note: This piece and the touch-tip lighter are empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is ready to be ship by any carrier, Condition: The overall condition of this Ronson cigarettes...

Ronson Art Deco Combination Humidor and Touch Tip Table Lighter. This Art Deco smoking accessory is a combination humidor box and touch tip lighter by...

Beautiful snuff box engraved with Date 1934, made for B. Persson probably as a gift. Made of silver-plate alpaca, with nice patina. A nice addition in every man cave or just to displ...

Vintage sterling silver HCF Cigarette Case. Good condition.

Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Stand with Glazed Tile designed as a smoking/drink stand. Colorful glazed Mexican/Californian tile triangle. The stand is enameled in a bluish grey with ...

1930's Cedar Wood Cigar Press Moulds. We have a large quantity of these original German cigar moulds from the 1930's. Sold as as one complete mould with th...

A rare art deco mechanical bartender. Engraved gold metal figure raises to display contents. Steel and brass. Germany, circa 1930s.

A decorative Eiffel Tower souvenir building sculpture ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. This item was bought as a souvenir in Paris, France a...

A desk lighter clock designed by Polaire Paris. A beautiful desk lighter-clock, created in Paris France by the Alphonse Brun company know as Polaire Paris, back in the 1938. This pi...

A combined ash receiver, cigar and cigarette holder made of cast patinated copper in the form of a cabin cruiser boat issued US design patent 87,647 in 1932 to R. U. Scarponi of 1929...

Aubock cigarette box, made of ash wood and nickel plated brass, openable from both sides. Adorable early Art Deco box, by the famous Bauhaus Architekt...

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1932 by G. W. Lewis & Co, this handsome, George V period, Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter, is modelled to look like a hunting horn. The cigar lighter measur...

Vintage set of bakelite ashtrays realized in 1930s by Stadium England. Set of 4 ashtrays and a container. Very good condition.

Pre-War Electric Lamp Base Lighter, featuring a modified lamp socket fixed with an electric lighter similar to car light. Circa 1930

A spectacularly large cut glass and silver cigar ashtray with two silver rests for cigars; circa 1935. Has silver marks of the Imperial crown and crescent moon for Germany and a silv...

ATA1384 An enamel over sterling silver tobacco box lined in walnut. On this friendly hostess’ tray is an array of smoking accoutrements, including a tobacco jar labeled “Porto Rico...

Geometric Art Deco box designed by Chase Usa Co. Beautiful Streamline geometric box, created during the Art Deco period by the Chase USA Co., back in the 1930. This trinket box ha...

Made by Houzex, this brown and green slag ashtray features a spelter metal sculpture of a nude flapper girl smoking a long pipe. This is a great example o...

We are delighted to offer this lovely 1936 solid sterling silver art deco cigarette dispenser A very good looking and well made piece, full...

Table Material: glass and chrome Style: Art Deco Italy We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at...

Glass bowls with brass nickel-plated frame, made in Austria in the 1930s.

Perfect gift for your true love. Charming cigar band Folk Art bowl with old valentine in center, great details.

Rare and unusual, this copper ashtray celebrating the pottery industry in France is reminiscent of bronze and copper pieces designed by Paul Manship and other major sculptors in the 1920s and 1930s. This example, made of copper painted gold, depicts a nude potter at his wheel, surrounded by symbols of his industry, including kilns, planting pots and...

Heavy bronze striker/lighter with snake on martini glass or hygieia symbol for health. Marked; Siegfried DDD (30) McMXXXVII (1937) No flint included, so not making fire, sold as-is...

1930s bouquet hand-polished white agate chrome steel table lighter with an auto flip mechanism. Perfect for the home lounge or small bar. 1930, United states.

Green and silver column table petrol lighter with chain cap by Daltis New York City. Measures: 5.5" tall x 2.5" base diameter.

Sterling silver enamel guilloche compact by Danish designer Aage Hjalmer Steenberg. Makers Mark reads, "1429 836 STERLING" with the hallmark "AHS". ...

This silver hallmarked Art Deco cigarette case is in black enamel with red and green geometrical typical design from the Art Deco period.   

Art Deco Period, sterling silver-mounted, threaded crystal match striker, year-hallmarked for 1931, John Grinsell and Sons - makers. Measures almost 2 1/2 inches diameter x almost 2 ...

Ashtrays in Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Venini ( Technique Pelegoso ) Pelegoso technique A type of glass characterized by countless irregular air bubbles (pulighe) within the vitreous wall, which deliberately obscure its transparency. It is obtained by pouring substances such as petrol into the pot, which produce a boiling over of the glass in fusion. Attributed to Venini Early life and education Venini was born in the town of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Royal Italian Army in World War I, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon developed an acquaintance with Giacomo Cappellin, a native of Venice who owned a Milan antiques...