The lit photograph is this lighter, working, after the rebuild. Not a stock image and not another example of the same model.
AGL-5610
Ronson Princess De-Light
Available£42.00
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- Ronson
- Model
- Princess De-Light
- Date
- 1950sApproximate
- Materials
- Gold plate, mother of pearl panel
- Dimensions
- 44 x 34 x 12 mm
- Fuel
- Lighter petrol
Condition and function
Pearl panel intact with good lustre and no lifting at the edges. Plating rubbed at the thumb press.
Patina is described rather than hidden. Nothing here has been replated or refinished to look newer than it is.
Service record
- 01Fully disassembled
- 02Cleaned throughout
- 03Worn parts replaced
- 04Reassembled
- 05New wick and cotton fitted
- 06Flame tested
Fuel and care
- Takes
- Lighter petrol, naphtha
- Ships
- Dry, with no fuel in it
- Refilling
- Lift the insert out, saturate the cotton, do not overfill. Let the excess evaporate before the first strike.
Lighters are posted empty because postal rules require it, so whichever you buy will need filling before it works.
The shop
- from 135 reviews
- 4.9
- from 135 reviews
- sold over 5 years
- 575
- sold over 5 years
Every lighter is fully stripped, cleaned, rebuilt with worn parts replaced, and flame tested before it is listed. The lit photograph on each page is that lighter, working, after the rebuild. All of it done by hand in Leeds, and posted Royal Mail first class with the fuel emptied out.
