Exhibit 99.1

                          RONSON CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
                            EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT TO
                            DIVEST AVIATION DIVISION


Somerset, N.J., May 18, 2009 - Ronson Corporation (Pink Sheets: RONC; the
"Company") announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell substantially
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all of the assets of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ronson Aviation, Inc. Ronson
Aviation is fixed-base operator at Trenton-Mercer Airport, providing aircraft
fueling and servicing, avionics sales, aircraft repair and maintenance, hanger
and office leasing and related services. The purchaser is Hawthorne TTN
Holdings, Inc., a corporation newly-formed by Hawthorne Corporation of
Charleston, South Carolina. Hawthorne Corporation is one of the oldest general
aviation management and service companies in the United States.

The purchase agreement provides for a purchase price, payable in cash at
closing, of $9.5 million, $0.5 million of which would be held in escrow for a
period of 15 months to secure the Company's indemnification obligations. The
purchaser may terminate the purchase agreement if it has not satisfactorily
completed its due diligence review of Ronson Aviation within the period
prescribed by the purchase agreement. In addition, the purchaser has the ability
to terminate the purchase agreement in the event it has not obtained financing
within a prescribed period. Closing under the agreement is further subject to
approval of the transaction by the Company's shareholders, to the agreement of
Mercer County to the transfer to the purchaser of the premises used for Ronson
Aviation's fixed base operation and to other customary closing conditions.

Ronson Corporation's operations include its wholly-owned subsidiaries: 1) Ronson
Consumer Products Corporation in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and Ronson Corporation
of Canada Ltd., and 2) Ronson Aviation, Inc., a fixed-based operation at
Trenton-Mercer Airport, Trenton, New Jersey.

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on management's
plans and expectations that are subject to uncertainty. Forward-looking
statements are based on current expectation of future events. The Company cannot
ensure that any forward-looking statements will be accurate. If underlying
assumptions prove inaccurate or known risks or uncertainties materialize, actual
events could vary materially from those anticipated. Investors should understand
that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and should not
consider this to be a complete statement of all potential risks and
uncertainties. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements as a result of future events or developments.



COMPANY CONTACT:
DARYL K. HOLCOMB
(732) 469-8300