

Aronson formed The Art Metal Company.ġ897 The company patented the world’s first sulphur ignition ’safety match’.ġ910 The company patented the first lighter, a spark-producing device called the ‘Pist-o-liter'.ġ913 The company patented the ‘Wonderliter,’ the first lighter to sustain a flame.ġ920s Mr Aronson dropped the 'A', and used the Ronson branding from then on.ġ930 The UK subsidiary, Ronson Products Ltd, opened its offices in Battersea, South London.ġ947 British Industries Fair Advert for Lighters, Ronsonol, Fire Prevention Ashtray. (1947)ġ886 Ronson began in the USA, when Louis V. Showrooms and Export: Ronson House, Strand, London, WC2.

Cables: "Ronson, Leatherhead" Works at Leatherhead and Norbury, Surrey, North Shields, Northumberland and Northampton.
