- Manufactured by
- Ronson Consumer Products Corporation, American, founded 1898
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- 1950-2004
- Medium
- plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 11/16 × 1 1/8 in. (4.3 × 2.8 cm)
- Description
- This is a card of Ronson lighter flints belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a yellow plastic rectangular card with slots down the center to hold five flints. Two of the flints are missing. Raised black text across the top of the card reads “5 RONSON / FLINTS.” Ronson is underlined. Next to the vertical line of flints in their slots is small raised black text. It reads “Best for / every / lighter.” At the bottom of the card text reads “Extra / Length.”
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- firesteels
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Advertising
- Broadway Theatre
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.70
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




