#01 - Antique 1923 DeVilbiss Primrose Yellow Opalescent Art Glass Blown Glass Handmade Perfume Bottle Squat Perfumizer With Silk Netted Atomizer, 22kt Gold Plated Accents, 365nm UV Reactive Glow, & All Original Parts

This stunner is in magnificent condition showing little to no signs of age! I want to note that it does have a small fleabite as pictured. Item has the original silk wrapped, hand tied, netted atomizer which has hardened due to age. This is a normal occurance and is not typically considered damage as the bulbs commonly dried out over time. The top and accents on this are plated in 22kt yellow gold, and it has what appears to be, all original parts/pieces. I have done extensive research on this piece and I have put some of my findings below. A lot of people say that this is a Fenton made piece, however, this article somewhat states otherwise. Based on the atomizer, the UV Reactive glow using a 365nm black light (will not glow with a 395nm), and what is found in the article, I believe this piece was made by Cambridge Glass in the 1920s. It is in the color Primrose which is an opalescent yellow and is UV reactive. This also corresponds with the article findings below.

Most of these bottles were made by Cambridge and can be found in the following colors: Azurite (opaque robin's egg blue, introduced in 1922) Primrose (opaque yellow, introduced in 1923) Pomona Green/Avocado (opaque green, introduced in 1920s) Ebony (opaque black, introduced in 1922) Ivory (opaque white, introduced in 1924) Helio (opaque lavender, introduced in 1923) Jade (opaque teal green, introduced in 1924) Crystal (transparent clear) Amber (transparent amber) Light Emerald (transparent green, introduced in 1923) Pink (transparent pink) Topaz (transparent Vaseline, introduced in 1923) Aurora (transparent blue, introduced around 1924) Bluebell (transparent electric blue, introduced in 1926) These can be found plain or etched. The opaque colors are strictly 1920s, the only opaque color that made it into the 1930s was ebony. Many of the pieces are decorated with enamels or gold. These came with hand tied silk netting over their atomizer bulbs. The squat versions stood around 4.25” to 4.5” tall. A 1937 catalog advises that “crystal is in vogue- and crystal predominates the DeVilbiss line.” A very beautiful example is a Lalique styled frosted glass atomizer with tiara-like ornamental intaglio top. Also highlighted in that same catalog are crystal atomizers with large filigree tops studded with glass jewels, which no doubt are of Czech manufacture. Several of the fancier perfume atomizers had cords with tasseled bulbs, a feature not seen in the 1920s.

Fenton supplied perfume bottle bases for DeVilbiss starting in 1941. Many of the bottles had opalescent detailing. With the beginning of the United States’ entry into the second World War, production of perfume bottles had ceased at the DeVilbiss plants. Perfume bottles were produced again in 1946, with Fenton's opalescent bottles a popular choice for many ladies.

DeVilbiss filed a patent for a new closure device for their perfume bottles in 1953, they were granted patent number 2775170 in 1955. The 1950’s also were introduced to the Magic Mist perfumizers by DeVilbiss. Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s bottles were imported from US Zone Germany, then Western Germany, Italy, Bohemia, France and Japan.

Many perfumizers had now become bulb-less and were dubbed the “Magic-Mist” and many of them had a variety of ornamental tops ranging from jeweled sprays, porcelain disks, simple plungers and molded plastic flowers. DeVilbiss advertised themselves as “the first name in fine atomizers.“

There were an infinite variety of bottles to choose from like the ever popular hand blown crackle glass, gem cut crystal, triple cased glass, Bristol glass, gorgeous Bohemian arc-en-ciel (rainbow) glass models, Limoges and Japanese porcelain, free form crystal, enameled glass, Wedgwood jasperware styles, the fabulous Murano dolphin and swan stems and Venetian latticino styles. A very popular design was the umbrella girls made up of Japanese porcelain. Many of the porcelain bottles are marked DeV.

Article above found on: https://perfumeatomizers.blogspot.com/p/devilbiss.html?m=1

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