Ronson " Banjo " Automatic Pocket Petrol Lighter - Briquet - U.S.A

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RONSON "BANJO" AUTOMATIC POCKET PETROL LIGHTER - LIGHTER - BRIQUET - USA

Dimensions of the lighter:

Width 4.7cm x Height 6.0cm x Depth 1.3cm


Condition:

The lighter is used

(Signs of wear due to age)

External condition see pictures,

Fully functional (there is a good spark).


Description & special features:



RONSON "BANJO" - WORLDS FIRST AUTOMATIC LIGHTER FROM (NEWARK) - NEW JERSEY - UNITED STATES

Vintage Automatic Petrol Wick Cigarette Lighter - nice look

Pocket lighter - fully automatic, friction wheel, petrol.

Stone screw in the bottom, filling screw on the back bottom left.

Inscription on the lighter at the top of the extinguishing cap: RONSON LIGHTER PATENT DEC. 31, 1918

Inscription on the filling screw: RONSON. WORLD'S FIRST AUTOMATIC LIGHTER


This lighter is a reproduction of the original Ronson Banjo.

The difference between the two lighters is the labeling.

The original says the following on the filler plug: RONSON LIGHTER THE ART METAL WORKS NEWARK, NJ

Another feature, apart from the lettering, is the axis of the friction wheel,

In the original, this is provided with a "rivet" on the left side (from the pusher in the direction of the wick).

The Ronson Banjo from the reproduction shows screw heads slotted on both sides.

Since the original Ronson Banjo are no longer produced and only in a certain
It is difficult to find an original Ronson banjo from that time today.

That's why they tried to replicate it as well as possible because the demand for the lighter was very high -

there are only a few features/differences between the original and the replica.

In addition, different versions of the replica and the original were produced (silver-plated, gold-plated, varnished, etc.)



This is the reproduction Ronson Banjo the Original Ronson Banjo was the first automatic pocket lighter in the world.
It was marketed by Art Metal Works (AMW), Inc. between 1926 and 1928 in Newark (New Jersey) in the United States.
It was sold for $5 each and was an incredible success.
The table-top model of the Ronson Banjo was introduced one year later in 1927.
The Banjo was designed by LV Aronson and was available in silver plate and gold plate (extremely rare).


Small business regulation:


Sales tax is not charged and not shown on the invoices,

since small entrepreneurs according to § 19 para. 1 VAT Act





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Please see the XXL pictures for more information !

TRIXUM: Mobil-op

Inscription on the lighter at the top of the extinguishing cap: RONSON LIGHTER PATENT DEC. 31, 1918 The original says the following on the filler plug: RONSON LIGHTER THE ART METAL WORKS NEWARK, NJ In the original, this is provided with a "rivet" on the left side (from the pusher in the direction of the wick). That's why they tried to replicate it as well as possible because the demand for the lighter was very high - In addition, different versions of the replica and the original were produced (silver-plated, gold-plated, varnished, etc.) This is the reproduction Ronson Banjo the Original Ronson Banjo was the first automatic pocket lighter in the world. It was marketed by Art Metal Works (AMW), Inc. between 1926 and 1928 in Newark (New Jersey) in the United States. The Banjo was design
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