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Ronson lighter flints belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

1950-2004

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.”

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: A2022.13.1.70

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