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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Imperial Crown Perfumery Co.

Imperial Crown Perfumery Co. was established in St Louis, Mo. in 1852, a subsidiary of Meyer Brothers Drug Company.

The company won a grand prize in 1908.



The perfumes:
  • 1881 Arcadian Pink
  • 1881 Bridal Bonnet
  • 1881 Bouquet de Caroline
  • 1881 Carnation Pink
  • 1881 Cassie
  • 1881 Ess Bouquet
  • 1881 Frangipanni
  • 1881 Heliotrope
  • 1881 Honeysuckle
  • 1881 Jasmine
  • 1881 Jockey Club
  • 1881 June Roses
  • 1881 Ma Belle
  • 1881 Magnolia
  • 1881 Marechale
  • 1881 Marechal Niel Rose
  • 1881 Marie Stewart
  • 1881 Mignonette
  • 1881 Millefleurs
  • 1881 Moss Rose
  • 1881 Musk
  • 1881 Musk Rose
  • 1881 New Mown Hay
  • 1881 Newport Breeze
  • 1881 Night Blooming Cereus
  • 1881 Ocean Spray
  • 1881 Orange Flower
  • 1881 Pond Lily
  • 1881 Patchouly
  • 1881 Reseda
  • 1881 Rondeletia
  • 1881 Rose Geranium
  • 1881 Rose
  • 1881 Stephanotis
  • 1881 Spring Flowers
  • 1881 Sweet Briar
  • 1881 Tea Rose
  • 1881 Tube Rose
  • 1881 Upper Ten
  • 1881 Verbena
  • 1881 Violet
  • 1881 West End
  • 1881 White Rose
  • 1881 Wild Olive
  • 1881 Wood Violet
  • 1881 Ylang Ylang
  • 1893 La Tosca Bouquet
  • 1896 Acacia Blossoms
  • 1896 Alpine Rose
  • 1896 Biron Perfume Line
  • 1896 Blue Lilies
  • 1896 Bridal Rose
  • 1896 Circassian Frangipanni
  • 1896 Duchesse Eau de Cologne
  • 1896 German Farina Eau de Cologne
  • 1896 Jericho Rose
  • 1896 Monte Carlo Eau de Cologne
  • 1896 Monte Carlo Sec Eau de Cologne
  • 1896 Peau d'Espagne
  • 1896 Purple Azalea
  • 1896 Swiss Violet
  • 1896 Tonquin Musk
  • 1896 Violette Blanche
  • 1896 Violette de Parme
  • 1896 White Iris 
  • 1896 White Lilac
  • 1896 Witch Hazel Eau de Cologne
  • 1896 Witch Hazel Lavender Eau de Cologne
  • 1896 Yatigan
  • 1900 Bay Rum
  • 1900 Cardinal Rose
  • 1900 Chypre
  • 1900 Colonial Rose 
  • 1900 English Hawthorn Blossoms 
  • 1900 Extrait Vegetale Toilet Water
  • 1900 Florida Water
  • 1900 Imperial Lily 
  • 1900 Imperial Pink 
  • 1900 Imperial Plum Blossoms
  • 1900 Imperial Rose 
  • 1900 Imperial Violet
  • 1900 Louis XV
  • 1900 Mousseline Bouquet
  • 1900 Narcissus Buds
  • 1900 Orchidenia
  • 1900 Peach Bloom
  • 1900 San Remo Violet
  • 1900 Wedding Bells
  • 1900 White Hyacinth
  • 1903 Alpine Rose 
  • 1903 American Beauty Cosmetic 
  • 1903 Amorilas Shampoo 
  • 1903 Amorilas Toilet Water 
  • 1903 Beauty Bright Soap 
  • 1903 Blue Violets Perfume Soap and Toilet Articles 
  • 1903 Bridesmaid Rose Perfume and Toilet Articles 
  • 1903 Cardinal Rose Perfume Soap and Toilet Articles 
  • 1903 Child's Talcum Powder 
  • 1903 Chu Chu 
  • 1903 Circassian Frangipanni 
  • 1903 Clover Links Perfume Soap and Toilet Articles 
  • 1903 Colonial Rose 
  • 1903 Cosmetico Mexicano 
  • 1903 Divine Violet Soap and Toilet Articles 
  • 1903 Divine (applied to Perfumes w and Toilet Articles) 
  • 1903 Doraflora 
  • 1903 Eiderdown Complexion Powder 
  • 1903 English Hawthorn Blossoms Perfume Soap and Toilet Articles 
  • 1903 Flora Bell 
  • 1903 Ideal Violet Talcum Powder 
  • 1903 Imperial Crown applied to Perfumes and Toilet Requisites 
  • 1903 Imperial Crown Cologne 
  • 1903 Imperial Crown Cosmetic 
  • 1903 Imperial Lily Extract and Toilet Water 
  • 1903 Imperial Pink Extract and Toilet Water 
  • 1903 Imperial Plum Blossoms Extract and Toilet Water 
  • 1903 Imperial Rose Extract and Toilet Water 
  • 1903 Imperial Violet Extract and Toilet Water 
  • 1903 La Seule Cologne 
  • 1903 La Tosca Bouquet Extract and Sachet 
  • 1903 Lawnsdown Complexion Powder 
  • 1903 Lawson's Talcum Powder 
  • 1903 Louisiana Purchase Centennial Perfumes 
  • 1903 Milk of Violets 
  • 1903 Moller's German Cologne 
  • 1903 Monte Carlo Sec Champagne Cologne 
  • 1903 Narcissus Buds 
  • 1903 Old English Glycerine Soap 
  • 1903 Oliphane 
  • 1903 Oliphane Camphor Ice 
  • 1903 Oliphane Jelly Arnicated 
  • 1903 Orchidenia 
  • 1903 Ottoman Bouquet 
  • 1903 Ottoman Lily 
  • 1903 Ottoman Pink 
  • 1903 Ottoman Roses 
  • 1903 Ottoman Violet 
  • 1903 Pansy Flower 
  • 1903 Philocome Pomade 
  • 1903 Purple Azalea Perfume Soap and Toilet Articles 
  • 1903 Purple Lily 
  • 1903 Riviera Violet Water 
  • 1903 Rookwood Violet Perfume Soap and Toilet Water 
  • 1903 Royal Adonis 
  • 1903 Rubiline Salvea Cream 
  • 1903 San Remo Violet Water 
  • 1903 Snow Flake Tooth Powder 
  • 1903 St Lmo Lavender Water 
  • 1903 True Provence Almond Meal 
  • 1903 Wedding Bells 
  • 1903 White Anemone 
  • 1903 White Clover Blossoms 
  • 1903 White Iris 
  • 1903 Wild Locust Blossoms 
  • 1903 Witch Hazel Glycerin Lotion 
  • 1903 Witch Hazel Lavender Cologne 
  • 1903 No 54 Cologne 
  • 1905 Belleview Violet
  • 1905 Blue Violets
  • 1905 Enchantment
  • 1906 Auto Club
  • 1906 Blue Lotus
  • 1906 Butterfly 
  • 1906 Coronation Bouquet 
  • 1906 Crab Apple Blossoms 
  • 1906 Fascination
  • 1906 Floral Queen 
  • 1906 Forest Flowers 
  • 1906 Golden Locks 
  • 1906 Green Carnation
  • 1906 Honey Bee
  • 1906 Lavender 
  • 1906 Lily of the Valley
  • 1906 Lotion Vegetale
  • 1906 Nippon Cherry Blossoms 
  • 1906 Parma Wood Violet
  • 1906 Purple Lily 
  • 1906 Queen Louise
  • 1906 Rose and Violet
  • 1906 Toilet Cologne
  • 1906 Violet Ammonia
  • 1906 Violita 
  • 1906 White Heliotrope 
  • 1906 White Rose  
  • 1906 World's Fair Bouquet 
  • 1908 Briar Rose
  • 1908 Pretty Poppy
  • 1908 Usona
  • 1908 White Tulip
  • 1909 Hot House Rose
  • 1909 Hot House Violet
  • 1909 Soul Kiss
  • 1909 Wild Locust Blossom
  • 1909 Vanity Carnation Talcum
  • 1909 Vanity Violet Talcum
  • 1909 Brookside Violet Talcum
  • 1910 Florelei
  • 1911 Apple Blossom
  • 1911 French Rose
  • 1914 Brookside
  • 1914 Corylopsis
  • 1914 Eidelwild
  • 1914 Favorita
  • 1914 La Corona
  • 1914 La Premiere
  • 1914 Salome
  • 1914 Trailing Arbutus
  • 1914 Winsome
  • 1914 Wistara
  • 1917 Gardenia
  • 1917 Lilacs of Sicily
  • 1917 Symphony Lilac
  • 1917 Symphony Violet
  • 1921 Chantilly
  • 1930 Apple Blossom
  • 1930 Boketia
  • 1930 Easter Lily
  • 1930 Flower Garden
  • 1930 Carnation
  • 1930 Crab Apple
  • 1930 Lilac
  • 1930 Lilac Blossoms
  • 1930 Nifty
  • 1930 Red Rose
  • 1930 Sandalwood
  • 1930 White Carnation
  • 1930 White White Rose
  • Althea
  • Blossom Drops
  • Dixie
  • Fleur de Lys
  • Ouisatche
  • White Trefle


c1896 ad



c1900 ad








c1914 ad

c1921 ad

1 comment:

  1. I own a tall wood-and-glass curio that bears the Imperial Crown Perfumery logo on the front glass. I have always been curious about its history, so I googled the company name today and found your website. My husband's grandparents acquired it in the 1920s when a local drugstore modernized its interior. It is not for sale, but I was hoping there was a way to post photographs for your followers to enjoy.

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