For a time, a European branch at Long Buckby in Northamptonshire in the UK sold a range of stylish and expensive butane lighters consistent with the firm's great legacy, before being shuttered. In the early 1980s high costs and the advent of cheap disposable lighters forced closure of its production facility at Leatherhead in England. The company expanded to include England and Australia. Ronson turned to producing lighters, then branched out into domestic goods such as electric shavers and cooking appliances. In an ironic turn, even though US GIs were issued Zippo lighters, American made Sherman tanks were nicknamed "Ronsons" by German tank crews for their propensity to catch fire when hit by German tank shells. During World War II, Ronson plants were switched to 24-hour ammunition production. It was a great success, demand shortly exceeding supply, spurring Aronson to patent it and design other products around the invention, which were marketed under the Ronson brand name.Īs with the Art Metal Works output, many well-built and stylish early Ronson lighters demand high prices in the collectibles marketplace. In 1926 he released a new "automatic operation" Banjo lighter, which offered both ignition and extinguishment in a single push. In 1913 Louis Aronson applied for a patent for a Liter (lighter), which was approved, along with others in years to come.
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