Ann Haviland of Haviland Laboratories. Established by Ann Haviland in 1909 at West 57th Street in. Ann Haviland reportedly learned the art of perfumery in far off Smyrna, Turkey, where she lived as a girl.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Dorothy Gray Perfumes
In this guide I have listed the various perfumes presented by Dorothy Gray of Bloomfield, NJ from 1922-1971.
Frances Denney Perfumes
Frances Denney/Denny of Philadelphia, Pa. Frances Denney also traded under the name Denney & Denney from 1925-1950.
Leonid de Lescinskis
Léonid Lescinskis, Inc, 49 W 46 St, NYC. Company later renamed Lenard Et Cie., Inc.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Allan-Pfeiffer Chemical Company
Allan-Pfeiffer Chemical Company of St Louis; Allan's Fine Perfumes was a division that produced a range of fragrances in c1900.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Victorian Era Perfume Bottles catalog page c1893
Advertisement showing two perfumes for sale, shown in an 1893-1894 Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., Chicago, catalog. Of particular note is the cherub and cornucopia perfume bottle made up of heavy, pressed glass, unfortunately, I have been unable to identify the manufacturer of this bottle, but it is not a rare flacon. I have seen several on ebay over the years.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Y by Yves Saint Laurent c1964
Y by Yves Saint Laurent: launched in 1964. Created by Jean Amic. 'Y' is properly pronounced in the French manner ‘Ee-grek’.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Aluminum Perfume Bottles c1896
Aluminum perfume bottles and powder puff boxes shown in an antique Victorian 1896 Busiest House In America publication.
You may think that aluminum was an unusual metal to make perfume bottles from, but, at one time, the metal was highly prized. In the mid 1880s, aluminum metal was exceedingly difficult to produce, which made pure aluminum more valuable than gold. So celebrated was the metal that bars of aluminum were exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1855. Napoleon III of France is reputed to held a banquet where the most honored guests were given aluminum utensils, while the others made do with gold. But by 1895, a new process was developed to produce aluminum more inexpensively and soon it became a more common metal used for the making of a variety of household goods, including vanity items.
Aluminum was touted as untarnishable.
You may think that aluminum was an unusual metal to make perfume bottles from, but, at one time, the metal was highly prized. In the mid 1880s, aluminum metal was exceedingly difficult to produce, which made pure aluminum more valuable than gold. So celebrated was the metal that bars of aluminum were exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1855. Napoleon III of France is reputed to held a banquet where the most honored guests were given aluminum utensils, while the others made do with gold. But by 1895, a new process was developed to produce aluminum more inexpensively and soon it became a more common metal used for the making of a variety of household goods, including vanity items.
Aluminum was touted as untarnishable.
Monday, December 1, 2014
Missoni by Missoni c1981
Missoni by Missoni: launched in 1981. Also known as "Missoni Donna". Created by Maurice Roucel and Trudi Loren.
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