Some tips on dating vintage commercial perfume bottles: Do you have a vintage perfume and need help in figuring out how old it may be? Simply knowing when your perfume first came out can be a huge help. I have...
In this guide I will be discussing the various types of vintage DeVilbiss perfumers atomizers that are available to collectors and dealers. The DeVilbiss Corporation made a less than glamourous entry into the...
In this guide I have listed the various perfumes presented by the Ashley Abraham Vantine Inc. of West 39th Street New York City, with branches in Boston Philadelphia. Vantine's Oriental Store was a well known...
JAPANESE KANZASHI HAIR ACCESSORIES.I am not an expert on Japanese hair combs nor do I read Japanese! However I have traded some very beautiful examples in the six years I have been selling on eBay and have...
In this guide I have listed the various perfumes presented by Solon Palmer of New York, NY from 1878 to 1947. Solon Palmer was established in 1847, as a Perfumer Chemist. Early cologne bottles were made of a...
INTRODUCTION: I have previously written a guide entitled "Carved Wood Perfume Bottles". My favorite collection of these were made by John Oya and Company. There is very little information about this company on...
In this, the second of my guides to the combs and hair accessories of the Art Deco period, I examine some of the more exotic influences which contributed to the development of the style. In particular the...
Wet Shavers world wide are now discovering the pleasure of shaving with vintage safety razors. As a result the vintage Gillette Adjustable Safety Razors have become the most popular razors for sale on EBAY....
In the first of my guides on Spanish Mantilla Combs, I traced their development to the end of the 19th century. This discussion traces the popularity of the mantilla type comb in the early 20th century and...
Introduction Although most people think of 60’s fashion as being hippie fashion, the 1960’s appearance was actually much more complicated and varied. In my Guide on the hair accessories in the 1960s Part I...