Powders, Sachets, and Talcums

Powders:

California Perfume Company sales lists dating back to 1893/1894 show only two powder products: Sweet Sixteen Powder (no color specified) and Sachet Powder (no fragrance specified.) The 1896 catalog and an 1896 representative's order form reveal the addition of Glove Powder to the company's sales line up; however this addition was short lived in that Glove Powder was removed from all later publications. Also in 1896, the company expanded Sweet Sixteen Powder to include shades of pink, white, and brunette, while the Sachet Powder was made available in fragrances of Heliotrope, White Rose, and Violet. Lastly, in 1899 introduced California Hygiene Face Powder to its continually growing inventory.

These earliest powder products are mentioned here because the California Perfume Company provided no illustrations of these items...and thus far, no extant examples have surfaced. Happy hunting!

Aluminum Puff Box and Down Puff filled with
Sweet Sixteen Powder or Baby Powder
~1897-1898
Note: Illustration from the 1897 CPC Catalog
OSP (in 1897): ..... 65¢

California Sweet Sixteen Powder
~Probably early-1890's-1902
Note: This illustration is from the 1902 catalog
OSP (in 1902): ..... 25¢

Sweet Sixteen Powder
~1903-1907
Note: This illustration is from the 1907 catalog
OSP (in 1907): ..... 25¢

 
Sweet Sixteen Powder
~1908-1909
OSP (in 1908): ..... 25¢

Sweet Sixteen Powder
~1909-1910
OSP (in 1910): ..... 25¢ 

 
Sweet Sixteen Powder
~1911-Approximately 1920
OSP (in 1916): ..... 25¢

Sweet Sixteen Powder
~Approximately 1920-1923
Note: The outer box refers to San Francisco,
dating this item to 1922 or before
OSP (in 1923): ..... 33¢

 
California Hygiene Face Powder
~1899-1910
OSP (in 1902): ..... 50¢

 
California Hygiene Face Powder
~1911-1914
OSP (in 1913): ..... 50¢

Hygiene Face Powder
~1915-1926
OSP (in 1923): ..... 47¢

Avon Face Powder
~1930-1935
Note: Available in Ariel and Vernafleur
OSP (in 1932): ..... 78¢

Avon Face Powder
~1936-1939
Note: Available in Cotillion and Ariel; the smaller face powder box to the right
was only available in sets
OSP (in 1939): ..... 78¢

Imported Face Powder Leaves
~1913-1922
Note: Each book contains 72 leaves; originally called Ideal Face Powder Leaves and scented with American Ideal perfume; from 1916 onward were called Imported Face Powder Leaves highlighted with the word "French"
OSP (in 1915): ..... 20¢

Sachet Powder Envelope
~1900-1907
OSP (in 1902): ..... 25¢

Sachet Powder Envelope
~1908-1909
OSP (in 1909): ..... 25¢

California Sachet Powder
~1899-1903
Note: This box calls out the Dallas branch office, closed in 1903
OSP (in 1902): ..... 25¢

 
California Sachet Powders
~1903-1909
OSP (in 1908): ..... 25¢

Violet Sachet Powder
~1903-1909
Note: Included only in the 1903-1909 Holiday Gift Box No. 4
Extremely Rare

Le Parfum de Roses
Sachet Powder
~Probably 1899-1902
Note: This item is not found in any CPC catalog or extant paperwork
Extremely Rare

Sachet Powders
~1910-1912
OSP (in 1912): ..... 25¢

Sachet Powder
~1913-1914
Note: No mention of Montreal on the box and the font style is the similar to earlier sachet variants
OSP (in 1913): ..... 25¢

Sachet Powder
~1914-Approximately 1920
OSP (in 1916): ..... 25¢

Sachet Powder
~Probably 1919
OSP (in 1919): ..... 35¢
Rare

Sachet Powder
~1918-1920
OSP (in 1918): ..... 35¢

Sachet Powder
~Approximately 1920-1922
OSP (in 1920): ..... 50¢

Sachet Powder
~1923-1924
OSP (in 1923): ..... 49¢
Extremely Rare