VintageLighters Blog

With a deep and heartfelt bow to Mr. Urban Cummings and his magnificent work “Ronson, The World’s Greatest Lighter” I reproduce for you here a paraphrased excerpt of figure number 297 - Walking Cane.

At least three versions of the WALKING CANE with built-in lighter were made. (The Original) is the personal property of Louis V. Aronson II. Other versions contain a chromium plated lighter, and although the cover plates appear to be the same, different lighter mechanisms were used. It is assumed that the gold plated version was the original model. At some point the decision must have been made to use an existing lighter mechanism because one chromium plated version appears to have the same mechanism as that used on the “Beauticase”. Another chrome plated version uses the Old Standard mechanism. The original model is a cane with umbrella handle. The later versions. with the chrome plated fitment, were used on both umbrella handle canes and on straight canes made with exotic wood such as ebony and trimmed with ivory or plastic.

EXTREMELY RARE.

Copyright, Urban Cummings, “Ronson, The World’s Greatest lighter”

 

A beautiful piece of work by any standard. We have a Ronson Walking Cane for sale on the International Vintage Lighter Exchange. We are very curious to know how many of these there are floating around out there. Especially the ones with the gold plated lighter plate. Let us know, should you care to reply.