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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

John Frederics Perfumes

John Frederics Perfumes was established in 1929 by John P. John and Frederic Hirst in Beverly Hills, CA; later in Palm Beach, Florida; formed subsidiary named 'Golden Arrow' based on the name of their best selling perfume.







John Frederics Perfumes:
  • 1935 Golden Arrow (a jasmine based perfume)
  • 1935 Good Night 
  • 1935 The Golden Arrow 
  • 1944 Good Afternoon
  • 1945 Upper Level


The popular Golden Arrow perfume was launched in 1935. The perfume was packaged with a baudruchage seal over the mouth of the bottle and the gilded arrow stopper was attached by a cord. The perfume was still being sold in 1963 and was advertised as being housed in a new squatty bottle.

The Indianapolis Star, 1935:
"The story behind that gold arrow is the new perfume created by these enterprising men. The stopper carries out the name "Golden Arrow" and the package looks like a miner's bag of gold dust."














Golden Arrow Branded Perfumes:
  • 1945 Cabala 
  • 1945 Diana 
  • 1945 Duette 
  • 1945 Hocus-Pocus 
  • 1946 Jack of Clubs 
  • 1946 Jack of Hearts 
  • 1946 King of Clubs 
  • 1946 King of Diamonds 
  • 1946 King of Hearts 
  • 1946 King of Spades 


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