Bidspirit auction | Ronson & Omsco Silver-Plated Lighters

Ronson & Omsco Silver-Plated Lighters - This collection consists of several vintage silver-plated table lighters, primarily following the pedestal urn form. The assortment includes various decorative textures such as lobing, fluting, and beading. One lighter is a Japanese-made automatic lighter featuring a lobed body and a mechanism stamped OMSCO LITE. The base of this piece has a green felt border surrounding a central metal plate with the impressed mark OMSCO LITE AUTOMATIC SUPERLIGHTER JAPAN. Multiple lighters in the group are Ronson Crown models. These pieces feature impressed marks on their metal bases reading RONSON NEWARK N.J. U.S.A. and include U.S. patent numbers RE. 19023 and 2481195, Canadian patent numbers 288148 and 289889, and the trademarked model name CROWN. Another smaller pedestal lighter bears an impressed mark on its base reading B & R LIGHTER. One lighter base features a red adhesive price label reading 10.00 and 5195D. The undersides of the collection typically feature green felt pads or exposed metal bases with recessed screws for flint and fluid adjustment.