Tahlullah Bankhead c1930s

Fay Wray c1933 Perfume Atomizers

1933 movie Big Brain

Antique 1920s Mignon Loetz Perfume Atomizer

Antique perfume atomizer by Mignon. Measures 8" tall and in in excellent condition. Blue cased in clear glass with a light frost, hand painted with black enamel in a very deco pattern.  There is a long glass siphon tube inside.  Signed on the collar "Made in France Mignon Atomizer". The glass is by Loetz.

Perfume Atomizer in 1928 Movie

Madge Bellamy seated at vanity during filming of 1928 movie, Mother Knows Best. You can see a lovely perfume atomizer sitting at the back, probably a Volupte. I have cropped original photo to highlight the perfume bottle

Not original colors

Walter Sams Atomizers c1908 Catalog Page

Klida Atomizers c1927

Klida vaporizer (1927) Artist : Julius Ussy Engelhard

Klida Powder Puffs & Atomizers

E. Bonnard c1921

E. Bonnard produced atomizer hardware under the names: Femina, Universel, Prima, Secunda and Universelbis.

c1921

Perfume Atomizers Catalog Advertisement c1908

Advertisements of flip top scent bottles and perfume atomizers from a 1908 Crowden & Garrod publication.

Kitzinger Freres Atomizer with D'Argental Bottle

Pocket Atomizer Le Frisson c1931

A pocket atomizer named "Le Frisson" was patented in 1930. It was given the patent number BF 688.483 to Societe du Vaporisateur Le Frisson. (inventor Marcel Cuel). 

Atomizer patent 1,737,299 was granted in 1929.

The latest I have found the company name was in a 1963 volume of Foreign Commerce Weekly - Volume 69, Issues 26-52:

"Finger-operated sprayers, small, adequate for perfume , cosmetic uses desired by manufacturer of similar products from US producer. Le Frisson , 38 rue d'Hauteville, Paris 10."

The patent is for the atomizer hardware, the name "Le Frisson" is sometimes found stamped on the collar, but I have seen these unmarked too. The hardware can be found with or without a bulb and could be had in either a nickel or gilded finish.

These atomizers are of either frosted or clear glass and are decorated with hand painted enamel embellishments. Often the signature "Frisson" is seen near the enameled decor with a long tail descending from the n, this often looks like it reads as "Fling", "Fring" or "Fing" as it is very stylized. The frosted moon shape flask I have not yet seen except in the advertisement below, which was from a trade magazine.

Corday Atomizer

Imperial Metal Company Perfume Atomizers

"A subscriber brought into The Circular office an atomizer, the top of which was stamped as follows:

STERLING (image of a crown) 925-1000

Answer: The Imperial Metal Co,. manufacturers of metal goods, NE corner 19th and Hamilton Sts Philadelphia, Pa, use tops for atomizers stamped as above. These tops, however, are manufactured by J Muhr & Bro, same address. The crown mark is illustrated in "Trade Marks of the Jewelry and Kindred Trades", published by The Jewelers Circular Pub Co." 1898.

Cicada French Jeweled Celluloid Perfume Atomizer

This is a superb antique 1920s perfume atomizer made in the shape of a winged insect, possibly a cicada. Composed up of celluloid and possibly galalith and accented with glass jewels, this is an unusual piece of Art Deco.  Marked "Made In France" on the base. Stands about 3 1/2" tall x 3" wide. Manufacturer unknown. Photos from worthpoint.

Metal Perfume Atomizers in 1928 Catalog Advertisement

These bottles were shown in a 1928 Oskamp Notling catalog.

The manufacturers are not mentioned but the metal bottles MAY be by Quaker Silver Co. who made similar metal atomizers that I already covered in a previous post on this blog.

Quaker Silver Company

The Quaker Silver Company had an elegant gold plated/silver-plated stemmed atomizer that has its embossed areas picked out in black enamel. This bottle can be found with it’s design patent number of 75919 on the base which corresponds to the date of 1928 and was filed by James W. Jennings, the assignor to the Quaker Silver Company. This item was originally designed for a salt & pepper shaker and similar article as noted on the design patent drawing. The bottle can also be found with the markings “Juanita Atomizer” and “736 Reg.“. The atomizer hardware looks to be made by Pyramid. An example of this perfume atomizer is shown in the Monsen & Baer Perfume Bottle Auction Catalog of 2002.

 Heavy Gold Plated Metal Bottles:

These two non-corrosive metal bottles are heavily gold plated and feature a simple frieze decoration along the top and a beaded square pedestal base. The dropper bottle stands 5.5" tall and the atomizer stands 7" tall.

This bottle is actually two parts: a colorless glass bottle that rests inside a metal holder. The metal holder is heavily gold plated and features hand hammered effect. The atomizer stands 6.75" tall. The 6" oval pin tray has an open work metal frame and features a net lace doily sandwiched between two pieces of glass. The set is housed in a presentation box that is lined with fabric and has a hinge.

This bottle is actually two parts: a colorless glass bottle that rests inside a metal holder. The metal holder is heavily gold plated and features hand hammered effect. The atomizer stands 6.75" tall. The 6.25" x 10" oval pin tray has an open work metal frame and features a net lace doily sandwiched between two pieces of glass. The set is housed in a presentation box that is lined with fabric and has a hinge.

This bottle is actually two parts: a colorless glass bottle that rests inside a metal holder. The metal holder is heavily gold plated and features hand hammered effect with a three dimensional floral ornament on the side which is set with colored stones. The atomizer stands 6.75" tall.

These two non-corrosive metal bottles are heavily gold plated and feature a delicate shield  decoration and stylized floral elements on a pedestal base. The dropper bottle stands 5.5" tall and the atomizer stands 6" tall.

These two non-corrosive metal bottles are heavily gold plated and feature a simple stylized floral decoration on a pedestal base. The dropper bottle stands 5.5" tall and the atomizer stands 6" tall.

These two non-corrosive metal bottles are heavily gold plated and feature an ornate frieze decoration and fluted design on a pedestal base. The dropper bottle stands 6.5" tall and the atomizer stands 7" tall.

This large crystal bottle MAY be Bohemian in origin. It is described having a "Florentine Effect on Glass, Part Being Mat [sic] with Three Beautiful Engraved Amber Panels."This bottle had a long silk covered hose and bulb covered with netting. The bottle stood 6.75" tall. 

Non-Atomizers:

These are not atomizers, but actually dropper style bottles with glass daubers. I have including info on them anyway since they are illustrated on the catalog page and may be of interest to collectors. These type of bottles were usually made by companies such as Heisey, Westmoreland, Tiffin, US Glass and others during the 1920s and 1930s. These often came in various colors ranging from clear, green pink, blue, amber or amethyst.

original image: ebay seller gdawg/edited by me