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Ronson Penciliter
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
1732057
Area
Lighters
Title
Ronson Penciliter
Manufacturer
Collection / set
Number in collection
Colour
Country
Year
1936
Barcode / EAN / UPC packaging
Dimensions
Dia 13mm-H145mm
Details
This Ronson Penciliter manufactured between 1935 and 1948
both in the USA and England was the first combination of
a one-motion wick lighter and super-fine propel-repel mechanical pencil.
This combo was patented by Louis V. Aronson in the United States Patent Office on the 11th of June 1934.
See patent no. 92,996 on the right.
Two models of the Ronson Penciliter were made:
1.Black writing grip (model no. 15250),
2.Pearl green writing grip (model no. 15252).
The writing grip was made of plastic and the body from brass and then chrome plated
(different textures on the upper part).
The removable pencil unit contains an eraser and a compartment for spare leads.
The Penciliter is not very difficult to find nowadays
as it was a bestseller in England and the U.S.
It was advertised as a very practical gift which was indeed in the past smoking era.