Exhibit 10-e

                            REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY
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      The undersigned guarantor of the Obligations of the Borrower to the Lender
pursuant to a Corporate  Guaranty  Agreement dated August 28, 1997  ("Guaranty")
does hereby  acknowledge  and  consent to the  transaction  contemplated  by the
Amendment and reaffirms the  covenants,  representations  and  warranties in the
Guaranty are absolute, unconditional and in full force and effect.

WITNESS:                               RONSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS
                                       CORPORATION


By: /s/ Daryl K. Holcomb               By: /s/ Louis V. Aronson, II
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    Daryl K. Holcomb                       Louis V. Aronson, II
    Vice President                         President and Chief Executive Officer