Collecting Perfume and Fragrance Bottles from Avon
Believe it or not the Avon Company which is truly a women’s company was started by a man. David H, McConnell started out selling books door to door. Mr. McConnell needed a gimmick to entice housewives to buy his books. He started handing out perfume he had made and the perfume provided to be more poplar then the books he sold.
In 1876 the California Perfume company was born. By 1928 the company had an impressive two million in sales. It became the American Icon of women’s toiletries that we all know as Avon in 1939.
Avon bottles became something our grandmothers saved because they were just too attractive to pitch after they were empty. Some collectors now days collect the bottles in general or specialize in a design like animals or cars.
The oldest Avon bottles are those that still bear the mark of the old California Perfume Company and have porcelain caps. These bottles are really rare and since they were not mass produced have the greatest value for the collector. Any bottle in mint condition that was produced before 1975 has some monetary worth and is considered truly vintage.
Bottles that made up cosmetic sets are very collectable as well. If you love the hunt these bottles might be the right collector items to go after. You can spend hours on line and in various vintage stores looking for the pieces missing out of your set. You do risk getting frustrated if you can not complete the set, but for some the hunt for the item is the most appealing part of collecting vintage Avon bottles
Most Avon collectors collect the bottles not as a mean of monetary investment ;but for the fun of it. Specializing in bottles from the 1980’s in hope that in twenty years you can retire on the collection is not realistic. Collecting bottles because your great niece will love the collection on her night stand in the future is a great reason. Avon bottles that are different shapes and colors are great decoration accents for bedrooms and baths. So think about collecting those cool Avon decanters of old cars for that old car enthused in your life and have fun.
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Written by Becca1962
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