The Art Metal Works Ronson (company)

1903 art metal works advertisement

the ronson lighter company started art metal works in 1897 , incorporated on july 20, 1898, max hecht, louis v. aronson , leopold herzig, in newark, new jersey.

louis v. aronson huge creative driving force company; and, few business adjustments, including addition of alexander harris (1910-11) business manager, company became world famous!

all accounts state louis aronson gifted man, @ 16 years old set money-making shop in parents home - before receiving u.s. patent commercially valuable metal-plating process developed when 24 years old, , sold half rights while retaining right use. experiments, has been conducting since youth, resulted in 1893 in discovery of process electrically producing tinplate. money expended upon improving process... , has been of great practical value whole industry. retaining rights, sold half patent rights, , later used part of proceeds open art metal works in newark, n.j. company producing variety of high-quality lamps, book ends, art statues , other decorative items, prized today detail in collector marketplace.

lamps, ink wells, hood ornaments , safety matches

1912 art metal works hood ornaments advertisement page

in 1910s art metal works producing quality hood ornaments , gained reputation dependable supplier of same.

aronson had established himself safety-match development pioneer inventions of non-toxic match , all-weather match in 1890s. invention of mr. aronson wind-match, applied patent december 29, 1896. found chemical combination ensured combustion in highest wind, boon tourist explorer , hunter. patent granted october 26, 1897, , testimony merits shown following letter written former scientific chemist royal society of great britain in response inquiry of capitalists chemical , commercial importance of match:

in regard match patent louis v. aronson, patent dated october 26, 1897, number of 592,227, beg state during progress of invention , application patent, examined, chemist, various steps described therein, , have considered both commercially , chemically. conclusions process of manufacture simple one, product superior one, , patent broad , complete one, , can, therefore, recommend , you. if placed on market, feel convinced make great success, article fills long-felt want , has not of objectionable features of wind-matches heretofore placed on market.

in investigations conducted purpose of improving windmatch, aronson discovered method making white phosphorus-free match. had been long time goal chemical investigators in industrial world, white phosphorus necessity in match-making being cause of industrial disease called phossy jaw.

the belgian government had offered prize of 50,000 francs, or $10,000, in competition open whole world. offer had stirred scientists , chemists redouble efforts produce such match, , many came near eliminating poisonous phosphorus match. prize was, however, awarded mr. aronson, being adjudged 1 produce absolutely non-phosphorus match, , have complied entirely conditions of contest. triumph american production hoped in time secure generous reward discoverer, since negotiations in progress of largest manufacturers in world rights production , sale.