Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel & Lacquer

About the Item

Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson. An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1938. This is an extremely rare barman with an integrated touch tip lighter on top. It was designed with strong geometric patterns and crafted in solid steel. Embellished with black, creme and walnut brown color lacquers, creating a great contrast with the high polished steel. Mounted in a blackened steel base attached to the bar with felt to protect the surfaces. This rare barman is extremely well made, with solid construction and great attention to all details. This surely is a very decorative piece and emblematic from the American Art deco period. A great conversation piece in gorgeous and in great preserved condition. The Ronson Bartenders are one of the most coveted and collectable pieces made by Ronson, prized by Art Deco, Americana and of course Lighter collectors around the world. They came in at least three versions; a male Bartender striker with only one cigarette compartment, the male Bartender with Touch Tip lighter and two compartments and a Bartender Touch Tip lighter in a half round bar, called the Junior Bartender by Lighter collectors like this one. Weight: 3 Pounds 1,360.78 Grams, (872.30 Dwt). Measurements: 87 mm by 108 mm by 190 mm (3.42 x 4.25 x 7.5 Inches). Marks: Stamped in the side of the drawer with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON METAL WORKS INC NEWARK NEW JERSEY DESIGN PAT PENDING, DESIGN PAT NO-100751". The Ronson lighter 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 Literature: Urban K. Cummings, Ronson, The World's Greatest Lighter : Wick Lighters 1913-1966 Bird Dog Books, California. 1992. For similar touch tip lighters bars. Note: This was retailed for 19.80 us dollars back in 1938, which is the equivalent of $400.00 in 2023. An outrageous amount of money for the period. Note: This piece is empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is ready to be ship by any carrier, Condition: The overall condition of this box is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity. INVENTORY REF: D043023MAEN/.2312.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Depth: 3.42 in (8.69 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Lacquer,Steel,Hand-Crafted,Lacquered,Polished
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1938
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. The overall condition of this box is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
  • Seller Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: D043023MAEN/.23121stDibs: LU8303234061732

More From This Seller

View All
RONSON 1938 Art Deco Machine Age Lacquered Deluxe Classic Touch Tip Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
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...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel

Ronson 1939 Art Deco Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter Machine Age Bakelite Steel
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
An Octette desk lighter designed by Ronson. This Ronson Touch-Tip Octette table lighter was made between 1935 and 1951 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jers...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Chrome

RONSON USA 1935 Machine Age Brown Lacquer Desk Double Box With Touch Tip Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Double desk box with lighter designed by Ronson. An exceptional and very beautiful desk box, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back i...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel

Ronson 1935 Buffalo Touch Tip Striker Lighter In Black Cast Steel & Chrome
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Desk buffalo touch tip Striker designed by Ronson. The striker lighters made by Ronson are famous under collectors. This extremely rare desk Striker L...
Category

Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Chrome

RONSON 1935 Elephant Touch-Tip Striker Lighter Black Cast Steel & Chromed Steel
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Desk elephant Striker Lighter designed by Ronson. The striker lighters made by Ronson are famous under collectors. This extremely rare desk Striker Lighter was created in New Jersey United States by The Art Metal Works for The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1935. Designed in the shape of an Elephant made in polished solid chromed steel attached to a oval black base. The colored plastic tusks were named Ïvoroid” by Ronson. Weight: 597.5 Grams, (1.32 Pounds). Measurements: 82.55 mm by 91.44 mm by 116.84 mm (3.25 x 3.60 x 4.6 Inches). Marks: Signed with the maker's mark label, "FASHIONED BY RONSON". Ronson The Ronson lighter 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. Literature: Urban K. Cummings, Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter : Wick Lighters...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Chrome

RONSON 1935 Machine Age Brown Lacquer Desk Double Box Touch Tip Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Double desk box with lighter designed by Ronson. An exceptional and very beautiful desk box, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back i...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel

You May Also Like

Art Deco Rondelight Junior Table Lighter by Ronson, 1929
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1929 Art Deco "Rondelight Junior" flint table lighter by Ronson featuring enameled black ball with chrome accents.
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Ronson Art Metal Works Chrome & Enamel Cigarette Case with Built In Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage combination cigarette case and lighter was made by the well known Ronson's Dominion Art Metal Works division and dates to approximately 1965 and done in the period Mid-C...
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1935 Ronson Hound Dog Table Striker Lighter by Ronson
By Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
In 1935, a desk-mounted striker lighter was crafted. It featured a basset hound canine adorned with a layer of chromium plate, positioned on a sleek black enameled metal base. The tail of the hound was ingeniously shaped into a small handle. This unique lighter...
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Ball Player Table Table Lighter with Base by Ronson
By Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
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...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

1935 Art Deco Tortoise Smokers Set Tray, Cigarette Case w/ Lighter by Ronson
By Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1935 Art Deco smoker's set includes a chrome tray with chrome and black lacquered handles and a faux tortoise finish inlay cover, a desk box, and an Octette touch tip lighter by ...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Art Deco Spelter Metal Nude Greek Goddess Torch Tip Table Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
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...
Category

Vintage 1930s Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Spelter

Recently Viewed

View All