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Monday, February 10, 2014

Barbara Pepper and Perfumes c1930s

Vintage movie still photographs by John Miehle of the 1937 film Coast Patrol (later retitled as Sea Devils) starring Barbara Pepper.








Barbara Pepper (1915 - 1969) - Photo via Rantings of a Modern Day Glamour Girl.

In this vintage 1930s photo I can identify several perfume bottles of Guerlain's Vol de Nuit/Sous Le Vent, Chanel, Caron's Bellodgia, Caron's Pois de Senteur de Chez Moi, a Lalique perfume bottle, Ciro's Reflexions, Patou's Joy, Houbigant's Essence Rare, Elizabeth Arden''s Blue Grass, as well as a few Czech bottles and unknown bottles. She is holding the largest size of the Ybry perfumes.


Here is another angle of the same vanity table. I can also see a bottle of : Caron's Narcisse Noir. She has placed that large Ybry bottle at the back of her vanity.




Claudette Colbert and Perfumes c1920s

In this movie still photograph, you can see several perfume bottles on Claudette Colbert's huge vanity. On the left shelf I can spot several Czechoslovakian perfume bottles including a Hoffmann nude stopper flacon on the top and another Hoffmann bottle on the shelf underneath that one, it has the nude dauber. Directly below this bottle is a large crystal bottle of Toujours Moi by Corday. Underneath this you can see a large fluted crystal atomizer bottle which may be French or Czech in origin. To the left of this bottle is a crystal bottle with a lapidary stopper, unfortunately, I cannot make out any labels or other decoration so I am thinking it may be a standard cologne flacon from a Baccarat, Val St. Lambert or Saint-Louis toilette garniture. To the right of that bottle we see an etched crystal perfume bottle with long stemmed dauber, perhaps by Heisey, Hawkes or DeVilbiss. Directly below we see a black crystal flacon of Femme de Jour by Corday. To the right we will see a unique flacon for Le Chick Chick by Vigny, it is quite fun as its gilded metal cap is in the shape of a stylized baby chicken's head, hence the cute name. To the left of these is the black glass bottle for Corday's Femme du Jour. Also next to this bottle is a crystal atomizer, again in a fluted pattern, but of unknown origin. Finally to the right of the chicks is another Czechoslovakian crystal bottle. You can also make out a frosted glass powder jar, a hair brush and some other silvery vanity accouterments on the table top.





Thursday, January 23, 2014

Langlois Perfumes

United Drug Co/Rexall. of New York City and Boston, Massachusetts. They also operated under the name Langlois. You can also find compacts from Langlois, usually marked Cara Nome, Shari or Jonteel.

J. Chamberry Perfumes & Soaps

Jacques Chamberry of France and Belgium. The dates listed are circa dates as information is extremely scant on this short lived perfumer. His company was named J. Chamberry ,A La Reine des Pres.

The perfumes and soaps of J. Chamberry:

  • 1900 Vraie Violette
  • 1900 Heliotrope
  • 1910 Rose
  • 1910 Au Muguet
  • 1910 A La Reine des Pres
  • 1910 Brise de Printemps
  • 1910 Mon Reve
  • 1910 Parfum Oriental Por Cigarettes
  • 1910 Enjoleuse
  • 1910 Huile Pour Chevelure
  • 1910 Folle Ivresse
  • 1910 La capricieuse
  • 1920 Extrait Vision


Bacorn Perfumes

Bacorn Company of Elmira, NY. The company opened business around 1909 and closed due to a fire in 1927. The company sold their products through mail order and also, like the California Perfume Co, through door to door sales ladies. In addition to perfumes, the company also produced fruit extracts and various toiletries. You can find numerous new old stock Bacorn perfume bottles on eBay as well as dug fruit extract bottles.



  • 1915 Bay Rum
  • 1915 Black Narcissus
  • 1915 Carnation
  • 1915 Chantecleer Lily
  • 1915 Crab Apple
  • 1915 Delicatex
  • 1915 Menthol Headache Cologne
  • 1915 Heliotrope
  • 1915 Henry VI
  • 1915 L'Origan
  • 1915 Le Trefle Incarnate
  • 1915 Lilas Lore
  • 1915 Lily of the Valley
  • 1915 Narcissus Toilet Water
  • 1915 Our Rose Petals
  • 1915 Sweet Pea
  • 1915 Trailing Arbutus
  • 1915 White Rose
  • 1920 Azura
  • Cream of Roses
  • Lilac Toilet Water
  • Supreme Violet Toilet Water
  • Jack Rose Toilet Water
  • Skin-Glo Creme
  • Violet Witch Hazel
  • Glycerine & Bay Rum

Saravel Perfumes

Saravel, Inc. was located in New York City. Saravel was established by Murray W. Morin.


Murray Morin and Saravel Inc. between the years 1941 and 1955.



Parfums Ramses

Parfums Ramses, established in 1916 by M. de Bertalot in collaboration with Orosdi-Back, was a notable perfume house with operations in Paris and Cairo. Renowned for its luxurious perfume presentations inspired by ancient Egyptian themes, the company quickly gained prominence as a major exporter to Africa and the Far East. The grandeur of their flagship shop was marked by an opulent façade featuring five monumental marble figures of pharaohs, which stood as a testament to their aesthetic and thematic dedication.




Delettrez: La Perfumerie du Monde Elegant

Delettrez of 15 rue Royale Paris, France and of Long Island City, NY. Established in 1835. From 1853 the company was subtitled La Parfumerie du Monde Elegant (The Perfumers of the High Society).



Tussy Perfumes

Tussy of New York, Paris & Bloomfield, NJ.


Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Alyssa Ashley Perfumes

Alyssa Ashley, a fashion designer who launched a range of fragrances, and was a division of Houbigant  during the 1970s. She also introduced products such as the Alyssa Ashley for Houbigant a pure organic Vitamin E Oil in 1973.


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