offered is a very rare late 1920's art deco Ronson "Standard" red leather De-light automatic pocket petrol lighter. the chrome plated lighter features an original red calf leather wrap with raised oval initial area. the lighter comes with a gray felt pouch which may not be original to lighter. the Ronson standard was part of the family of designs originating with the 1927 delight as shown in patent. the delight was designed by Louis V. Aronson of Newark as seen in patent sketch and is certainly one of the most important lighters of the 20th century. the underside is marked Ronson de-light AMW Newark, NJ. the "standard" measures about 1-7/8" tall x 1-1/2" wide and is in excellent lite used sparking condition. the mechanism has original white wick. The lighter is an outstanding example of a Ronson red leather standard De-light lighter. overall - a very rare sparking 1929 Ronson red leather "Standard" automatic De-light lighter for your collection.  

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