Bartender Touch-Tip

This is the definitive vintage lighter that should be in any collection. (The high market price prevented it from being in my collection until now.)

It was made in 1936 and it is one of the most desirable of the Ronson Touch-Tip lighters. The touch-tip lighter and wand are in the center section of the bar. Cigarette storage compartments are located in the left and right sections of the bar.

Jr. Bartender / Barmaid

This is the Ronson Junior Bartender Touch-Tip lighter (also referred to as the Junior Bar or Barmaid model). It is circa 1937. The lady bartender stands about an inch taller than the more popular Ronson Bartender model. Also, there are no cigarette compartments in this model.

This piece has a great semi-circular deco design and may be a bit less common than the male Ronson Bartender Touch-Tip model.

Touch-Tip 8-Day Clock

This Ronson combination lighter and 8-day clock was made around 1937.

It is a rather heavy and large piece. The one I have (pictured) has a dureum finish, but I have also seen them in a two-tone ivory and tortoise enamel finish.

Touch-Tip Colonnade Lighter

This table lighter, circa 1940, is one of the later Ronson touch-tip models. It has four clear plastic columns, a faux tortoise-finish body, and a bronze base and bronze top.

Touch-Tip Ship's Wheel

This Ronson touch-tip lighter is also referred to as the Nautical. It doesn't have the deco design common to most other touch-tips, but it is still a nice item.

Touch-Tip Lighters

From left to right -- the Octette, Oval, and another Octette.

Touch-Tip Lighters

From left to right -- small-face Clock, the Deluxe, and the large-face Clock.

Touch-Tip Lighters

From left to right -- the Streamlined, the Turret, and the Classic..

Touch-Tip Lighters

From left to right, the Elliptic and the Grecian.