Cleopatra's Boudoir: Eastman's and Jergen's Perfumes

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Eastman's and Jergen's Perfumes

The Andrew Jergens Co. was located at Spring Grove Avenue and Alfred Street Cincinnati.

Established 1879. Incorporated 1901.

As of 1903:

Andrew Jergens, President
Herman F Jergens, Vice President
Charles H Geilfus, Secretary and Treasurer

The perfumes of Jergens:

1883 Aloha
1901 Carnation Petals
1901 Crushed Roses
1901 Heliotrope
1901 Jockey Club
1901 Verona Violette
1903 Doris
1903 Ben Hur
1903 Blue Bells of Scotland
1903 Blue Roses
1903 Chic
1903 Chinese Incense
1903 Crushed Carnations
1903 Easter Violette
1903 Eutaska Flowers
1903 Lavender
1903 Fowchow Musk
1903 Heliotrope Petals
1903 Japan Rose
1903 Lily of the Valley Petals
1903 Lotus Flower
1903 Marie Antoinette
1903 Nile Carnation
1903 Normandy Rose
1903 Normandy Violette
1903 Parfumerie Ed Belezaire
1903 Ponce de Leon
1903 Pretty Pink Perfume
1903 Queen of Hearts
1903 Real Violette Spirits
1903 Rosa de Grenada
1903 Rose of Killarney
1903 Royal Arbutus
1903 Royal Jockey Club
1903 Royal Lily of China
1903 Royal Perfumes
1903 Scotch Thistle
1903 Sweet Heather
1903 Sweet Marie Perfume
1903 The 4 Clovers
1903 Viola Orris
1903 Violette d'Orleans
1903 Violette de Lorme
1903 Violette of Saville
1903 Violette Petals
1903 White Rose Petals
1903 White Apple Blossoms
1903 Wild Azalea
1903 Wild Clover Blossom
1903 Zenobia
1907 Andrea
1907 Yutopia
1907 Lilac Blossom
1907 Peau d'Espagne
1907 Violet de Luxe
1907 Ocean Spray
1907 Stephanotis
1910 Violet
1910 Orchid
1912 Arbutus
1915 Japanese Bouquet
1916 Nifty
1918 Geranium
1919 Royal perfume
1920 Lily of the Valley
1920 Crab Apple Blossom
1921 Jac-Lin
1922 Bateek, relaunched in 1939
1924 Crushed Violets
1924 Rose
1924 Carnation
1924 Gardenia
1928 Bijou de l'Air
1928 Ombres
1928 Fleurs Dansantes
1929 Superba
1931 Memoires de Paris
1941 Morning Glory
1945 Marimba
1946 Cupid's Delight
1946 Dream Stuff
1948 Atom Bomb
1952 White Veil
1959 Sorcery
1962 Lilac Frost
1963 Zia

Eastman Perfume Company of Cincinnati, OH. Eastman's was a subdivision of the Andrew Jergens Company.

Merck Report, Volume 2, 1893:

"THE EASTMAN AND BRO - PHILADELPHIA PENN
The Eastman and Bro Co of Philadelphia is an incorporated company of which John I. Eastman is President and Robert C. Eastman, General Manager. The business was established in 1877 by Eastman, the company being incorporated in January 1891. They recently moved into a new and extensive factory, 100 x 200 feet and 6 stories in height. They have sales rooms at 426 Broome Street York 87 and 89 Washington Street Chicago, and 16 Second Street Francisco. Their business is done almost entirely through traveling salesmen. We give an illustration of the trade mark and most distinctive issued by this house."