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The history of perfume bottle atomizers
Posted by Phil
on November 17, 2005 at 18:02:32:
I'm trying to collect some background on perfume packaging starting from the beginning of the 20'th century and could use help.
From what I've seen, perfume makers -- the big ones of their day -- didn't have atomizers on their bottles. Instead, their closure was some form of a plug -- a cork or glass stopper. The glass stopper (Chanel, Guerlain, etc.) could be used as a DABBER ... to dab on a bit of perfume.
But, in the aftermarket (do you call it that?), atomizers existed. They came in two varieties: the bulb type (a hose connected to a bulb, a la Britney Spear's "Curious") or a brass fine mist spray pump.
The DeVilBiss company was making spray pumps for medical applications before 1900. Around 1907, they started using them for perfume bottles -- and in Detroit as paint sprayers for auto company production lines. DeVilBiss still exists and is now owned by Champion Sparkplug.
During the era of the 1920's, there were lots of DeVilBiss spray pumps around, on perfume bottles. It was one of the company's line.
What I'd like to know is, who were their competitors? Were European firms offering atomizers too or were they using DeVilBiss technology? Were there patents on the technology?
Next question would be, when did the perfume makers start to use fine mist spray pumps on their products? In the 1970's I think we still saw a lot of dabbing. Today dabbing or splashing is pratcially unheard of. Some when -- and how -- did the change take place?
I've looked at some modern patents for fine mist spray technology (Valois has bought some) but the citations don't go back very far.
Is there anyone out there that can give me more insite into this transition?
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