Ronson tried numerous designs including movable windscreen (1927) and slide windscreen (1929), then settled on the Whirlwind retractable windscreen model in the late 1930s. Ronson, starting with Louis Aronson to Frederick Kaupmann to Ray Burchett designed numerous windproof models, but many were never put into production. Blaisdell asked Gimera to design the new lighter. Zippo quickly developed the attached cased model based upon the Austria lighter but added an outside hinge so the snuffer cannot separate from case. The demand for windscreen models was so great, it lead George Blaisdell to start importing stormproof lighters from Austria in 1932. lighter manufacturers including Evans, Clark, Marathon, Golden Wheel, and Demley soon introduced windproof models. Soon after, most American lighter companies needed to introduce their own windproof versions. When Alfred Dunhill introduced the sport windproof model in 1927 it became an instant success. Next: 5 incredible Ronson windscreen prototypes Aronson later developed numerous gold, silver, nickel and chrome plate finishes. It was from this invention that he stated making plated pocket and table striker lighters a few years later. Art Metal Works first manufactured ashtrays, lamps, photo frames and other novelty household items. He had invented a process for gold plating that he named “Ormolu” (not to be confused with the French term, also plating related, dating into the early 1800s). Louis Aronson started Art Metal Works circa 1895 as a metal plater. Estimated values: Octette $7500 Oval $5000 Colonnade $5000 Grecian $3500. Each features a 1940s wand and curved flint wheel housing design. Each has a rare two color goldtone finish that was never used by Ronson for production. Next are 4 post WW2 1940s two-tone gold plate touch tips. This is a design room prototype as only the Gem model was manufactured utilizing allover rhinestone design.
The first is an Adonis model covered in clear rhinestones. The company was renamed "Les Must de Cartier" in 1981 and then "Vendome Luxury Group" combining it with other luxury brands including Cartier, Alfred Dunhill, Montblanc, Piaget, Baume & Mercier, Karl Lagerfeld.Ĭartier is now part of luxury goods company Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, based in Switzerland, but founded by South African businessman Johan Rupert.10 Rare & Unusual Ronson Lighters by Larry TolkinīACK to Index of Articles ~Click Any Image For Enlargement~ġ0 different one of a kind Ronson lighters: In 1972 the business was purchased by a group of investors and the New York and London branches which had been sold off, were repurchased. Under the management of his grandsons, Pierre and Jacques, the firm moved to its present location on the Rue de la Paix in 1889.Ĭartier's enjoyed the patronage of most of the royalty and nobility of Europe in the years before the First World War, opening branches in London, New York, Cannes and Monte Carlo.
He had the good fortune to come to the notice of Princess Mathilde Bonaparte who gave him many valuable commissions, which enabled him to expand his business. French silversmith and jeweller Louis-Francois Cartier established a modest workshop in Paris in 1847.
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