Posted 4 years ago
ZtHawk
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Hello all,
Please help to identify year of the Ronson pictured. There is only a patent # and no date on the case. Thanks in advance.
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Hi, ZtHawk. :-)
That patent number (RE019023) is found on a lot of Ronson lighters:
https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=RE019023&IDKey=DABB09A7E064%0D%0A&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fpatimg.htm
BTW, that odd shape in the patent drawing is for the "Banjo" lighter. Here is the Banjo, along with some other vintage Ronson lighters:
If I had to guess, I'd say yours is a Standard:
*snip*
The Standard was the working horse of the Ronson lighters, and was produced from 1928 through 1953, in at least 76 designs. Shown here, are three Standards with the New Standard fitment, but it was also made with all the fitments shown in the Princess picture below. Together with the Whirlwind, they were the only lighters produced during WW II, when a lot of factories were put into war production. During the war, both the Standard and the Whirlwind were painted black to prevent corrosion, as a lot of them were shipped out to American soldiers all over the world. Earlier models are shown in the Standard De-Light picture. Hight 2" or 51 mm.
*snip*
http://finden.as/
About Ronson:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronson_(company)
Thank you!
ZtHawk, You're welcome. :-)
That's still a quarter of a century window. Perhaps the operator of that Finden site could narrow it further.