1893 Antique Solon Palmer fragrance vial labelled Garland of Heliotrope, corked with the original content inside. Can Not Guarantee Scent !
I believe this is a very early version based ultimately on the label. Between the 1900s-1940s I have Included an Incomplete List Below most are there the various perfumes presented by Solon Palmer of New York, NY from 1878 to 1947. Established by Solon Palmer (1823 -1903) of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1847
He was a Perfumer & Chemist; who established the 1st American a perfume and toiletry company.
on 26 June 1847 he established his own perfumery business at Number 8 West Palmer’s business thrived as Cincinnati’s population rapidly grew due the influx of (mainly German) immigrants who settled the area. As well, tens of thousands of people moving further west used the city as a key staging post and many would have purchased Palmer fragrances such as New Mown Hay, Rose Geranium, Lavender and of course, his Bear Oil Pomade would no doubt also have found a ready market. Within a few years he had outgrown his first shop and relocated to larger, three storey, premises at 169 Main Street where he advertised himself as Solon Palmer Perfumer & Chemist.
Palmer’s claim to fame as America’s oldest perfumer originated during his Cincinnati days. He organized the first travelling sales force to represent a perfumer in America and by this means he was responsible for the wide distribution of the first general line of cosmetics from a single company. His salesmen visited all the main towns in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and New York and the newly organised Pony Express even carried Palmer products to San Francisco. But after twenty four successful years in Cincinnati the irresistible lure of larger markets saw Palmer move his business to New York in 1871 to leased premises at 12 Platt Street, not far from Wall Street..
The 100 Years of the Declaration of Independence, celebrated in 1876, provided the catalyst for Palmer to start manufacturing perfumed soaps and also to produce one of the earliest American-manufactured rouge preparations – Balm of Roses. (Henry Tetlow actually produced his Shell Pink Rouge in 1871). Also making their first appearance at about the same time were; a liquid powder known as ‘Pearl Drops’ – no doubt a health hazard – and a cake makeup with the strange name of Magnum Bonum. It may well have been both great and good but its life was short and collectors will be extraordinary lucky to find examples of either of these products.
In 1913 the company’s first big seller was – Gardenglo and this would be the line on which the company’s relied on for more than 30 Years
LITERALLY WHO KNOWS WHAT I HAVE ! IVE NAMED A FEW BELOW
*LIPSTICKS
Estée Lauder… Luziers…REVLON…Don Juan… CUTEX … L’Oréal of Paris…MAX FACTOR… BONNE BELL… JONTEEL… PRINCESS PAT … Martha Matilda Harper Method… CLAIROL… COISMAR … Lamus King…Naylon… TANGEE… ELIZABETH ARDEN…. Andrew Jergens… LANCÔME …TATTOO…SAVAGE… Park & Tilford… MARY SCOTT ROWLAND… LASHBRITE …OUTDOOR GIRL… ELIZABETH POST… FABERGE.. KISS O LOVE ..HELENE HUGHES … Armand … Dorothy Perkins… PONDS… KISSPROOF … MARY DUNHILL … RALPH LAUREN … CASHMERE BOUQUET…
Clinique .. MOUSON … PLAY BOY … STORK CLUB … HELEN NEUSHAEFER …
Stratton … HENRY ROSENFELD … COTY… ROGER & GALLET … Bourjois Ashes of Roses … Evening in Paris… LOUIS PHILIPPE… HOUBIGANT …SOLITAIR … SCHILDKRAUT…RICHARD HUDNUT…MICHEL…DURA GLOSS…HIGH FASHION..LENTHERIC…MAURICE RENTNER…HELENE CURTIS… HELENA RUBINSTEIN…Avon…DOROTHY GRAY…PEGGY SAGE…NORELL… IRRESISTIBLE…VIZ-ZAN-DE … Rejuvia…Jean La Salle…YARDLEY… HAMPDEN…SHISEIDO… CLARINS… REDKIN… UDEANH UDEANV…Merle Norman…CHEN YU… SO-FISTIK…Austin Greene… CHERAMY … DOUCETTE … Harriet Hubbard Ayer…. SCANDIA… Limoges…. Gaile … Jenesse…HOLIDAY MAGIC… Borghese… Dorane … GUERLAIN…POSNER…
Fenwicke ..ANDRE Chenier…WOODBURY…BOOTS…BOYERS… TOMBURG… Goubaud … Lavin … Charles of the Ritz … CUTEX …Monica Simone … ADRIENNE INDELO … MONA MANET… La Valliere … JOHN ROBERT POWERS… PRICILLA PARKER…CINER…TOM FIELDS… LADY HUDSON… LUCIEN LELONG… ATOMETTE…Germaine Monteil…CONDE…WOODWORTH…FULLER BRUSH… KHASANA DR ALBERSHEIM … CARREL .. L T Piver …CHAMBLY … CONDE …ULTIMA II … Lady Catherine … Sara St. James … BOURJOIS …LADY ESTHER … FLORESS …MAYBELLINE … Pompiean… HASTINGS ON THE HUDSON … Vivian Woodard … Anatole Robbins … DUBARRY … Henry …
Glamorette …CARA NOME … NUTRITION METRICS …Dorane … CORT … CLAIRE WALTERS …LENEL … & NOVELTY LIPSTICKS
THEATRICAL STAGE THEATER MOVIE TV
STEINS MAX FACTOR A. M. BUCH & CO. WIG MAKERS ROYAL SPECIALITY CO
Smith & Motz Co Marcelle Tangee Heather
Charles Myer Owl Drug Co Hollywood Extra Rexall Deere Leichner Театральная
Harriet Hubbard Ayer Bob Kelly Mehron Grottas George P Raymond
Warnessons Zander Associate Theatrical Contractor
*MANICURE ITEMS
CUTEX GLAZO PEGGY SAGE CALIFORNIA PERFUME COMPANY CPC LA CROSS
*PERFUME
CHANEL NINA RICCI PRINCE MATCHABELLI MONTELL NORELL COTY
COLGATE & CO SEVENTEEN CHRISTIAN DIOR
*BLACK AMERICANA COSMETICS ITEMS HAIR CARE JARS & TINS
MURRAYS HAIR GLO FROM MEMPHIS CHICAGO & ATLANTA
*POWDER & ROUGE COMPACTS
TUSSY STRATTON DUCETTE ARMAND AIRSPUN COTY KISSPROOF SAVAGE
*TINS PRINCESS PAT
*POWDER BOXES
*ROUGE POTS
* Mascara CAKE … LIQUID … Wet POT …. METAL BRUSH & More
Helena Rubinstein … Max Factor … Maybelline … Beauty Counselor … Clairol …. REVLON … TATTOO … Vaseline …. Queen Helena … Moon Drops … Colonial Dames … COTY … Steins … Doucette …. Dubarry …. Rex all … WINX … Avon
Mary Quaint … LASH Brite …. Lash Kote
*EYE SHADOW CAKE TUBE & WET
MAYBELLINE REVLON MAX FACTOR COTY
*GRAB BAG LOTS
LIPSTICK
MAKEUP
THEATRICAL STEINS MAX FACTOR DUBARRY RICHARD HUDNUT
Dusting powder Talc Talc & Sachet Most Perfumed & More
VIGNY … LANVIN ARPEGE ….YARDLEY OF LONDON…. HEAVEN SENT HELENA RUBINSTEIN…ROGER & GALLET … PRINCE MATCHABELLI…TUSSY ..
GUY LAROCHE … LENTHERIC ..RAPHAEL PARIS …APRIL SHOWERS… WHITE SHOULDERS… POND'S & MORE
ELIZABETH ARDEN …OLD SPICE SHULTON …CASHMERE BOUQUET TALCUM…MAC GREGOR-MEN'S-TALC… KERKOFF DJER-KISS TALCUM…
AVON POWDER SACHET BOTTLE … MENNEN BABY POWDER