The parent company's name was changed to Ronson Art Metal Works, Inc. The company's slogan then was 'always lights the first time.' Ronson's own factory in England was nearly destroyed by German bombing due to its strategic importance, it was relocated to an old boarding school in London. GI humor used the Ronson name as an epithet for the M4 Sherman tank, which caught fire easily when hit. Harris had begun working for the company 32 years earlier.Дuring World War II, the company's output was directed towards military products, including, appropriately, flame throwers, as well as fuses for bombs and small components for the aircraft industry. By this time, the company was focusing on the lucrative cigarette lighter business.ДЄlexander Harris became the second president of Ronson Art Metal Works in 1940 after the death of Louis Aronson. subsidiary, Ronson Products Limited, was established in Battersea in 1930. In 1929, AMW recycled the design in a perfume atomizer called the 'Perfu-Mist.'ДЄrt Metal Works launched a worldwide expansion in 1929, building a plant in Canada. The Banjo, which could be operated with one motion of the hand, was an instant success it would fuel the company's growth for years. Two significant events happened in 1928: the company listed on the stock exchange, and it introduced its $5 Banjo lighter. The style was apparent in AMW's hood ornaments, bookends, clocks, and other products. The company thrived as the Art Deco movement swept the world of design in the 1920s. A booming world economy after the war helped sales reach $1 million in 1920. AMW made military products during World War I, and expanded as well. It used a wick and a striker made with a newly invented metal alloy. The company's first pocket lighter, the Wonderliter, was introduced in 1913. This trademark was first used on toys and other products, rather than lighters. In 1910, AMW trademarked the name 'Ronson,' an abbreviation of the founder's name. In the same year, Aronson patented a 'Safety Match' that used sulfur instead of phosphorus. Originally based in New York City, the firm relocated to the rapidly growing, industry-friendly city of Newark, New Jersey, in 1897, when it was renamed Art Metal Works (AMW). Although the firm would become best known for cigarette lighters, at this time it made a diverse array of metal wares, sometimes on contract for other manufacturers. He was drawn to metallurgy at a young age, and in the 1880s developed the Ormolu process of gold plating.ДЄronson sold the rights to the Ormolu process and formed the Art Metal Company in 1886. Aronson was born in New York City on Christmas Day 1869 to Jewish immigrant parents. The British company was spun off from Ronson Corporation in 1981. Ronson PLC, based in England, is independent from New Jersey-based Ronson Corporation, which produces Ronson-branded lighters and affiliated products for U.S. Metal wares made by the Art Metal Works and other predecessor companies are also collector's items. The Ronson name became famous through the innovative and stylish lighters produced since 1913.

Ronson PLC is the holding company for Ronson International Limited, distributor of Ronson brand lighters and associated products throughout most of the world (excluding the United States, Australia, and Japan). subsidiary enters liquidation.ДЎ994: Halkin Holdings plc acquires Ronson Exports.ДЎ998: Victor Kiam becomes Ronson plc chairman.Дў001: Ronson plc begins to show a profit again as it aims at a younger market. Aronson.ДЎ897: Art Metal Works, as the company is now known, relocates to New Jersey.ДЎ956: Varaflame refillable lighters are introduced.ДЎ981: U.K. The Ronson Brand name is world renowned as being synonymous with expertly engineered products having unique and innovative designs and offering the consumer a desirable quality product.ДЎ886: Art Metal Company is formed in New York by Louis V. NAIC: 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Incorporated: 1982 as Ronson International Ltd.

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