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| Ronson |
Black and white 10" x
13" ad intended to take care of everyone's Christmas list. The ad shows
21 different lighters and tobacco related items. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 2, 1940 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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Tobacco Lighter 17 |
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| Ronson |
Three color 10" x 13"
ad that says "and to all...a Good Light". Shown in the ad are
six different table lighters with descriptions. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 11, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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Tobacco Lighter 19 |
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| Ronson |
Black and white 10" x
13" ad which shows four pocket models and four table models. The ad
also shows Barbara Stanwyck receiving a Ronson lighter from David
Niven. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 12, 1947 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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Tobacco Lighter 16 |
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| Ronson |
Full color 10" x 13" ad
that shows "Longed-for Gifts by Ronson". The ad shows eight
classy lighters with descriptions and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 24, 1947 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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Tobacco Lighters 15 |
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| Ronson |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad contains names, descriptions, pictures and prices for twelve different models. There is a drawing of a well-dressed couple sitting at a dining table and the woman is holding a lighter to her male companion's cigarette. The ad headline lets us know that "Ronson Gifts are 'Ever-Presents'". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | May 17, 1948 Life magazine |
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| Ronson |
Full color 9 1/4" x 12 1/2" ad shows drawings of eight different lighters of the day with descriptions and prices This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | May 1949 Better Homes & Gardens |
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| Ronson |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that gives illustrations, descriptions and prices for ten different lighters available for Christmas 1949. Shown in this ad are their Crown Set ($27.50), the Adonis ($10.00), the Penciliter ($10.00 or $15.00), the Georgian ($12.50), the Standard ($6.00), the Newport ($9.00), the Banker ($6.50), the Whirlwind ($9.00), the Twentycase ($20.00) and the Decanter ($14.50). This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 12, 1949 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
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| Ronson |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows fourteen lighters and a pen that lights. Includes descriptions and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | 1951 Life magazine |
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$5.00 | View Tobacco Lighters 9 | |
| Ronson |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for the lighters that are "Masterpieces...and 'Musts' in the home of every gracious hostess". Shown in the ad are eight very ornate table lighters. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 12, 1952 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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| Ronson |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad that has a picture of a lady holding a Ronson Adonis lighter in front of her smiling face. Above is a drawing of a man holding a globe at the end of a string held from his outstretched arm. The ad headline assures you that "You could give her the world on a string, but...she'd rather have a Ronson". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 20, 1954 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Ronson |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Windproof Lighter. The ad has a large drawing of this item and the headline says "Ronson Announces!!! Amazing Windproof Lighter...only $3.95". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 21, 1955 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Ronson |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows eight different lighters with descriptions and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | December 5, 1955 Life magazine |
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$4.50 | View Tobacco Lighters 8 | |
| Ronson |
Full color 5" x 12 1/2" ad for their Varaflame butane lighter. The ad has a good color picture of this lighter with a healthy flame burning away. The ad shows the larger picture of the lit lighter and shows four other models in smaller pictures. The ad mentions that the price starts at $14.95 and, for selling points, claims that it "Lights for months!", has an "Adjustable flame!" and that it "Fuels in seconds!". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 7, 1960 Look magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Ronson |
Black and white 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for their Typhoon windproof lighter. The ad has a picture of one of these lighters against a black background and there is a wind so strong blowing on it that the flame is entirely horizontal. The ad headline claims that "Ronson invents the most windproof lighter ever...2.95" and the text explains that the technique used for this product allowed them to lower the price. |
June 1962 Field & Stream |
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$4.00 |
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| Ronson |
Full color 9" x 11 3/4" ad for their Varaflame Butane Table Lighters. The ad has a close-up photo of a Luralite model listed for $20.00 and the headline asks the question "Suddenly...table lighters are back on the table. Why?". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 1964 Better Homes & Gardens |
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$4.00 |
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| S.T. Dupont |
Full color 8" x 11" ad for the "lighter of the Maharajah". These are high-class items that have prices starting at $65.00 |
December 1972 Harper's |
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| Thorens |
Black and white 2 1/2" x 6 1/4" ad for their Automatic Lighter. The ad has two pictures of this product from Switzerland which show how you slide one putton and push another button to get a flame. |
March 10, 1947 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Video Luxury Lighter |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for what they call "This Year's Beautiful Gift". This is a simple ad with light colored items against a black background. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 29, 1948 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 5" x 6" ad for their Windproof Lighters. The ad has a drawing of a male hand holding up a lighter that is staying lit in the wind and the headline that claims "It's a gift". The ad gives prices of $2.50 for the Streamline Silverlike Case and $1.00 extra for a "Facsimile of any signature or three initials". |
March 10, 1947 Life magazine |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 5" x 5" ad for their Windproof Lighters. The ad has a picture that shows three of their models sitting on a table, the No. 350 Zippo Engine Turned for $4.00, the No. 10 Zippo Table Lighter for $10.00 and the No. 250 Zippo High Polish for $3.50. The ad headline claims these lighters are "Styled like a 'Million' - but priced for the millions". |
November 1947 True magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a husband and wife who have given each other engraved lighters. Shown are a table and a pocket model and the headline that says "It's the Gift that never fails". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 29, 1948 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13" ad is a drawing of a father receiving a lighter from his young daughter. Ad shows four different lighters with descriptions and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | 1949 Life magazine |
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$4.50 | ViewTobacco Lighters 5 | |
| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad shows a picture with nine different lighters and their descriptions and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | 1950 Life magazine |
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$4.50 | View Tobacco Lighters 4 | |
| Zippo |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that illustrates five different models and their prices. At the top of the ad are three Christmas Carolers singing "Give Zippo for Christmas...one zip and it's lit. The gift for a lifetime...a sure fire hit". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 10, 1951 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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| Zippo |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad that introduces the "All-new Zippo Slim-Lighter". The ad shows, describes and gives prices for six different models. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1, 1956 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 7 1/2" x 11" ad for their lighter for Sportsmen, the one that has the Lossproof feature. The ad has a picture of a happy man, still in his pajamas on Christmas morning, as he holds up his new Zippo and extends the retractable lanyard that is made to attach to his belt. The ad headline calls this picture "Sportsman on Christmas Morning with his new Lossproof Zippo" and the ad gives a price of $4.00 for the lighter or $5.00 if you choose one with a Sports Design. |
December 1957 Outdoor Life |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad that shows an battered Zippo lighter with the cover separated from the base. The ad headline claims that "After 20 years of daily use, the only thing we had to fix on this Zippo lighter was the hinge". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 17, 1958 Life magazine |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad shows the new Slim lighter. At the bottom of the ad it describes and gives prices for six Zippo lighters. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 27, 1959 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad that is "The Zippo Guide to Gift Lighters - Christmas 1959". It shows seven different lighters with their prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 7, 1959 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad has a story of a lighter that was recovered from the belly of a fish and still worked. The ad shows six lighters with descriptions and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | April 20, 1962 Life magazine |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad states that it is a "Christmas shopping guide to Zippos". The ad shows eleven different lighters with their prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 7, 1962 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad with a large photo of a lit Zippo that, according to the ad headline, "toured the New York World's Fair of 1939". There are five smaller photos of current models and their prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 13, 1963 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad features a photo of the Zippo that has been owned by each Beta Theta Pi pledge class president at Knox college since 1947. The ad also includes smaller photos of five current models and their prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 8, 1963 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a Santa Claus hand holding a lit Zippo and the text mentions that "Santa Claus slipped this Zippo into a Christmas stocking in 1932. It stills works today." The ad also has pictured ten different lighters with descriptions and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | December 6, 1963 Life magazine |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for the Quality built into Zippo lighters. The ad has a photo of an engraved lighter that is holding a good flame with the headline that tells us "This Zippo lighter stormed into Germany in 1945. It still works today.". The ad also shows and gives information and prices for twelve different lighters available for Father's Day. These lighters include the Regular in several different versions, the Golfer, the Slim-lighter, the Crisscross design Chrome Slim-lighter, the Ribbon Design, the Diagonal design with initial panel, the Sterling Silver with Engine-turned design, the 10K gold-filed case with Rope design, the Slim-lighter that is 10K gold-filled with Stars design and the 14K Solid Gold Case with an Engine-turned design. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 12, 1964 Life magazine |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their line of Dependable Lighters. Pictured in the ad are the Brush-finish Chrome, Colorful Zippo Sportsman, High-Polish Slim, Ribbon-design Slim, Crisscross Slim, Sterling Silver and the Rope Design Gold-filled Zippo lighters. The ad gives the prices of each of these lighters and has the famous headline that "If any Zippo Lighter ever fails to work, we'll fix it Free". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 21, 1965 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows pictures of nine different lighters with descriptions and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | December 3, 1965 Life magazine |
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$4.50 | View Tobacco Lighters 3 | |
| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13" ad gives us a "Christmas Hint". Ad shows 12 different lighters and gives their prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 2, 1966 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad shows a lighter with a 14k gold case. The headline asks the question "The $175.00 Zippo. Who are we trying to kid?". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 2, 1967 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows the reader all of "Zippo's beautiful Christmas lights". Shown in the ad are 12 lighters with their prices. These lighters are arranged in a circle and placed on a red, Christmassy background. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 1, 1967 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Black and white 10" x 13" ad shows a well-worn Zippo with names and dates scratched into the case. The ad headline reminds you "Don't lose your Zippo. Lifetime friends are rare." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. | April 19, 1968 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13" ad allows you to see "Zippo's 7 beautiful ways to master The Gift Season". The ad shows, with descriptions and prices, seven different styles and finishes. These finishes include the High-polish chrome, 10K gold-filled with Stars design, Sterling SIlver engine turned, Shimmer design, Brush finish, Criss-cross chrome and the golfer sports model. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 17, 1968 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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| Zippo |
Full color 10" x 13" ad that serves as a "Reminder" for what to get as a gift for "Father's Day, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations and Weddings". The ad shows seven models with their numbers and prices. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 13, 1969 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
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