Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Elgin American Compacts c1940 Advertisements

Vintage advertisements for Elgin American compacts from a 1940 N. Shure catalog. Shown as various enameled compacts, some have cloisonne.


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Evans Luxury Line Compacts c1941 Advertisement

Evans Luxury Line of compacts and lighters are shown in this advertisement from a 1941 Fort Dearborn  publication. 









images: ebay seller gdawg

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Vintage Boudoirs of the Stars - Part 2

Claudette Colbert c1930s, various perfume bottles are shown on her vanity including Reflexions by Ciro, plus many others that look to be in travel flacons.

Dixie Dunbar c1940s, a Czech crystal perfume bottle and a Czech cut crystal atomizer are seen on her fringed vanity table.

Dorothy Dell, 1930s, various Czech perfume bottles on her vanity too.

Anne Shirley c1930s, gorgeous long handled hand mirror.

 Agnes Ayres, c1920s, beautiful French hand mirror covered in silk and metallic passementerie trim.

Anita Page, c1920s-1930s,large Guerlain bottle for L'Heure Bleue or Mitsouko in the center of her vanity, and flanked by perfume atomizers, probably DeVilbiss.

Ann Dvorak, 1930s, two Lentheric perfumes on her vanity, Miracle and Asphodele.

Ann Dvorak, again, a different view, with the same Lentheric perfumes, here she is dabbing her skin with a bottle of Prince Matchabelli perfume.




photos from various sources found on the internet

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Amour Supreme by Elizabeth Paris c1947






"SPECIALLY DESIGNED CASE FOR ELIZABETH PARIS" A specially designed case to hold a perfume called "Amour Supreme" is admired by a young Parisian. Both the case, of navy blue shagreen lined with white moire, and the Bohemian crystal bottles, were designed by Norman Alberman. This will be the gift of Lady Nada Milford Haven, aunt of Lt. Philip Mountbatten, to Princess Elizabeth on the occasion of her marriage. Alberman is the noted perfumer who spent five years in a Nazi prison camp. 10/27/1947."
The perfume was made for Queen Elizabeth II, who was at the time still only a princess, but married Philip Mountbatten. According to history.com, "she paid for her wedding dress with ration coupons.
Princess Elizabeth married her third cousin Philip Mountbatten, formerly prince of Greece and Denmark, on November 20, 1947. Held during the postwar recovery years, their wedding was a relatively understated affair, at least compared to the lavish union of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in July 1981. With austerity measures still in effect, Elizabeth had to save up ration coupons to purchase the material for her wedding dress, an ivory satin gown designed by Norman Hartnell and encrusted with 10,000 white pearls."

Looking at the perfume atomizer in the center, it appears it is fitted with Marcel Franck hardware.


Elizabeth and her new husband Philip pose on their wedding day. (Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)
 

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Vintage 1940s Fan Top Fancy Glass Perfume Bottles Catalog Pages

The items shown in the following advertisement pages from 1940 and 1941 N. Shure catalogs, are made up of molded glass simulating the high quality cut crystal bottles from Czechoslovakia and Austria. These were made in the USA to imitate the more expensive items that were unable to be imported due to WWII. Some of the companies making these bottles are Imperial,  Duncan Miller, Fenton, New Martinsville and the US Glass Company.

22kt Gold Filigree Vanity Items from 1940s Catalog Pages

The items shown in the following advertisement pages from 1940 and 1941 N. Shure catalogs, are made up of 22kt gold over white metal filigree. The various perfume bottles and the trays I have had in the past. Some of the filigree has glass jewels. I am pretty sure these were made in the USA to imitate the more expensive items that were made in Czechoslovakia and Austria, but were unable to be imported due to WWII. From experience, I know that the metal is very soft and easy to break, I believe it is lead.










Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Blue Waltz by Joubert c1920

Blue Waltz, this endearing perfume from the past was created by either Joubert et Cie or Jolind Inc. around 1920.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Millat Perfumes and Karoff Perfumes

Millat Parfumeur was established by Arthur R Karoff and his brother Robert B Karoff Jr, in Miami, Florida around 1925, they had an office in Paris. I think that the Karoff perfume company was originally named Millat in the mid to late 1920s and by 1930 was renamed Karoff.

Karoff Perfume Company, also known as Karoff Creations, Karoff LTD and Karoff Originals, established by Robert B Karoff at 347 Fifth Ave New York in 1930; launched a range of fragrances, many dime-store novelties in glass bottles by Owens-Illinois Glass Company, also owned Milart.

Milart Associates, was a sales promotion firm that specialized in dime store products as well as in Christmas mailings postmarked from Santa Claus, Indiana.

Robert B. Karoff was also the creator of all Stuart Products Co. packages and sometimes the same Karoff perfumes and presentations will be marked with the Stuart Products name instead. Stuart Products Co. was established by Wm B. Cohen in St Paul, Minnesota in 1935, became Stuart Co in 1947, specialised in novelty products.

Arthur Karoff was shot and killed while in his car in 1957, the murder remains a mystery even today.

The perfumes of Millat:

  • 1925 Minuit
  • 1925 Chypre
  • 1925 Rose
  • 1925 Orchid
  • 1925 Gardenia
  • 1925 Narcisse
  • 1925 Jasmine
  • 1925 Trailing Arbutus
  • 1925 Carnation
  • 1925 Sweet Pea
  • 1925 Extra Sec
  • 1925 Penier
  • 1925 Regnerator
  • 1925 Rinter


Minuit perfume by Millat, circa 1920, photo by ebay seller xniide.



The perfumes of Karoff:
  • 1930 Carnation
  • 1930 Gardenia
  • 1930 Orchid
  • 1930 Narcisse
  • 1930 Trailing Arbutus
  • 1930 Tulip
  • 1932 Sachet Cart presentation
  • 1935 Indian Song (Stuart's)
  • 1935 Lover's Dream (Stuart's)
  • 1936 Floral Box presentation
  • 1936 Floral Quintuplets presentation
  • 1936 Miss Chypre
  • 1936 Miss Gardenia
  • 1936 Miss Orchid
  • 1936 Miss Rose
  • 1936 Miss Sweet Pea
  • 1936 Buckarettes presentation
  • 1937 Castanettes presentation  (Stuart's)
  • 1938 Imperial Bath Cocktail
  • 1938 La Conga presentation
  • 1938 Orchi Charnia presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1938 Minute Perfume Cocktail presentation
  • 1948 PAR fumes presentation
  • 1938 Parfume Blossoms
  • 1938 The Topper presentation
  • 1938 Lavender in Lace presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1938 Chin Chin Chu presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1938 Picanette presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1939 Barette presentation
  • 1939 Covered Wagon presentation
  • 1939 Pefume Caravan presentation
  • 1939 Tap Cologne
  • 1940 Perfume Hi-Lights (Stuart's)
  • 1940 My Lady's Strike (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Aromalite (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Perfumador presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Celestial Dream presentation
  • 1940 Perfume O'Clock presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Perfume Time presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1940 What Not Perfumes presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Perfumatone presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Floral Fiesta presentation
  • 1940 Garden Gems presentation
  • 1940 Bed of Roses presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Bouquet No. 1 (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Bouquet No. 10 (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Bouquet No. 9 (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Brass Button (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Chevron (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Dufflette (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Dutch Girl (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Evensong (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Perfume Cand-a-lite presentation
  • 1940 Perfume Marionettes presentation
  • 1940 Perfume of the Hour presentation, held Evening Mood and Morning Mist
  • 1940 Private Number presentation
  • 1940 Queen's Court
  • 1940 Sweet Pea
  • 1940 Perfume World presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Begonia
  • 1940 Tri-Fumador presentation
  • 1940 Quadrille presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1940 Essence of Knowledge presentation
  • 1941 Perfume Cannonizer presentation
  • 1941 On Guard presentation
  • 1941 Perfume Topics presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1941 Parfum Le Bois d'Argonne presentation
  • 1942 Sa-Chaise Lounge presentation (Stuart's)
  • 1943 Army Canteen presentation
  • 1943 Navy Canteen presentation
  • 1944 Old Acquintance presentation
  • 1945 Sheltered Treasures presentation
  • 1950 International Coquettes presentation
Images below are shown in an advertisement from a 1939-40 International Merchandise catalog.














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