Little Folks Box Sets

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The following article was found on the last page (page four) of the April, 1905 California Perfume Company Outlook:

Little Folks Article from the April 1905 Outlook
Article from the April, 1905 (Vol. 1, Number 1) California Perfume Company Outlook
Note: The mostly-obscured lid (above) depicts the same graphic used on the 1908 and 1911? boxes.

The above article helps to establish some interesting "collecting baselines." Namely that: 1) the initial production and sales of the Little Folks Box Sets apparently started in 1904, corroborated with CPC catalogs of the that period. And 2) during the earliest years (probably 1904 through 1911), many different lithograph box illustrations were produced for the Little Folks Box Sets. Most of these variations were never depicted in any catalogs, Outlooks, or representatives' materials. Thus, dating of the earliest boxes is difficult at best. Sometime around 1911/1912, the California Perfume Company began utilizing a single box graphic for several years before updating the sets with new graphics, and possibly new bottle and label styles as well.

Little Folks Set - 1908
Little Folks Box Set
 ~1904-1909
Note: Illustration from the 1905 Outlook (see above) and the 1908
and 1909 CP Book catalogs
OSP (in 1905): ..... 40¢

Little Folks Set - 1905
Little Folks Box Set
 ~1905-1906
 Note: Illustration from the 1905 and 1906 For Beauty, Health,
and Home catalogs
 OSP (in 1906): ..... 40¢

Litte Folks Set - 1906

Little Folks Set - 1906
Little Folks Box Set
 ~1905-1906
 Note: Illustration from the 1905 and 1906 For Beauty, Health,
and Home catalogs
 OSP (in 1906): ..... 40¢

Little Folks Set - 1905

Little Folks Set - 1905
Little Folks Box Set
 ~Probably 1905-1906
 Note: Not depicted in any CPC catalogs or sales literature
OSP (in 1906): ..... 40¢

Little Folks Set - 1905  Little Folks Set - 1905
Little Folks Box Set
~Probably 1905-1906
 Note: Not depicted in any CPC catalogs or sales literature
OSP (in 1906): ..... 40¢

Little Folks Set - 1905  Little Folks Set - 1905
Little Folks Box Set
~Probably 1905-1906
 Note: Not depicted in any CPC catalogs or sales literature
OSP (in 1906): ..... 40¢

Little Folks Set - 1910

Little Folks Set - 1910
Little Folks Box Set
 ~1910-1912
 Note: Illustrated in 1910 through 1912 CPC catalogs
OSP (in 1910): ..... 50¢

Little Folks Set - 1911

Little Folks Set - 1911
Little Folks Box Set
 ~Probably 1910-1912
 OSP (in 1911): ..... 50¢

Little Folks Set - 1913

Little Folks Set - 1913
Little Folks Box Set
 ~Probably 1913-1915
 OSP (in 1913): ..... 50¢

Little Folks Set - 1917

Little Folks Set - 1917
Little Folks Box Set
 ~1913-1922
 Note: Illustrated in 1913 through 1922 CPC catalogs
 OSP (in 1915): ..... 50¢

Little Folks Set - 1927  Little Folks Set - 1927
Little Folks Gift Box Set
 ~1923-1930
 OSP (in 1926): ..... 69¢

Little Folks Set - 1930
Little Folks Gift Box Set
 ~1930-1931
 OSP (in 1931): ..... 90¢

Little Folks Set - 1933   Little Folks Set - 1933
Little Folks Box Set
 ~1932-1936
 Note: Shown with Christmas Outer Packing Box
 OSP (in 1933): ..... 90¢

Little Folks Set in 1933 Christmas Box
Little Folks Box Set in Christmas Box
 ~1933
 Extremely Rare
 OSP (in 1933): ..... 90¢

Little Folks Set - 1933  Little Folks Set - 1933
Little Folks Box Set
 ~1937-1939
 OSP (in 1939): ..... 94¢

Footnotes:   OSP: Original Selling Price

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