Ronson Touch Tip With Cigarette Dispenser

This fine piece had suffered some of the most common problems. It had been dropped on it's head, bending the spark wheel cover, and breaking the attaching tabs. The impact knocked the mechanism off kilter resulting in no activation of the spark wheel. Following that mishap someone put it away with the flint still under spring pressure resulting in the dismal split flint tube syndrome.

Example of the age on finish, it was supposed to be smooth like the part under where the lighter was Example of the age on finish, it was supposed to be smooth like the part under where the lighter was
Corrosion and wear of many years Corrosion and wear of many years
Actuator on the wrong side of the lever Actuator on the wrong side of the lever
Actuator where it should have been Actuator where it should have been
Mildly Bent Mildly Bent
A dismally split flint tube A dismally split flint tube
Crushed spark wheel housing with broken affixment tabs Crushed spark wheel housing with broken affixment tabs
Cleaned up the base Cleaned up the base
Finished up, Lighter repaired, cigarette dispenser reworked, base refinished Finished up, Lighter repaired, cigarette dispenser reworked, base refinished
Rehabilitated touch tip with cigarette dispenser Rehabilitated touch tip with cigarette dispenser
Straightened up, mechanism repaired with a new wand. Straightened up, mechanism repaired with a new wand.
New wand, and repaired mechanism New wand, and repaired mechanism