CP Fragrances Through The Years
This table provides the most-researched compilation of first/original-issue and production-end dates for the all fragrances offered by the California Perfume Company and early-Avon Products, Inc. from 1886 through 1939. These dates are defined using catalogs, representative's order sheets, customer flyers, advertising, as well as CPC Bulletins and CPC and Avon Outlooks.
If you have particular questions regarding this table or the methodology of dating, please contact me at russell (at) californiaperfumecompany.net.
| Fragrance | Dates | Notes/See Footnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Heliotrope | 1886-1927 | |
| Hyacinth | 1886-1922 | |
| Lily of the Valley | 1886-Avon | |
| Violet | 1886-1928 | |
| White Rose | 1886-Avon | |
| Bay Rum | 1893-Avon | 1 |
| Carnation | 1893-1932 | 1 |
| Eau de Cologne | 1893-1924 | 1 |
| Florida Water | 1893-1924 | 1 |
| Lavender | 1893-1924 | 1 |
| Lou Lillie | 1893-1908 | 1 |
| Sweet Pea | 1893-1925 | 2: Reissue: 1934-1939, 1 |
| Crab Apple Blossom | 1895-1930 | |
| Sweet Cologne | 1895-1916 | |
| White Heliotrope | 1895-1920 | |
| Musk | 1897-1924 | |
| White Lilac | 1897-1930 | |
| L'Odeur de Violette | 1898-1921 | |
| Le Parfum des Roses | 1898-1921 | |
| Peau d' Espagne | 1898-1921 | |
| Bouquet Marie | 1900-1908 | |
| Frangipani | 1900-1908 | |
| Golf Club | 1900-1908 | |
| Golf Violet | 1900-1922 | |
| Jack Rose | 1900-1922 | |
| Jockey Club | 1900-1924 | |
| Marie Stuart | 1900-1908 | (also Marie Stewart) |
| May Blossom | 1900-1908 | |
| New Mown Hay | 1900-1922 | |
| Rose Geranium | 1900-1924 | |
| Stephanotis | 1900-1908 | |
| Trailing Arbutus | 1900-Avon | |
| Tube Rose | 1900-1913 | |
| Venetian Carnation | 1900-1924 | |
| Ylang, Ylang | 1900-1908 | |
| California Bouquet | 1902-1922 | |
| Treffle | 1902-1920 | |
| Roses | 1905-1925 | |
| American Ideal | 1907-1934 | 2: Reissue: 1941 Only |
| Honey Suckle | 1909-1924 | |
| Natoma Rose | 1912-1924 | |
| Daphne | 1916-Avon | |
| Mission Garden | 1922-1928 | |
| Vernafleur | 1923-Avon | |
| Lilac Vegetal | 1925-1936 | |
| Narcissus | 1925-Avon | |
| Jardin d' Amour | 1926-Avon | |
| Ariel | 1929-1939 | |
| 391 Perfume | 1930-1934 | |
| Bolero | 1934-1939 | |
| Cotillion | 1934-Avon | |
| Gardenia | 1934-Avon | |
| Jasmine | 1934-Avon | |
| Rose | 1934-1939 | |
| Pine | 1935-Avon | |
| Topaze | 1935-Avon | |
| Lucy Hays | 1936-1939 | |
| Courtship | 1937-1939 | |
| Lilac | 1937-Avon | |
| Marionette | 1938-Avon | |
| Ballad | 1939-Avon | Issued post-Avon changeover,
November 1939 |
Footnotes:
1) Dating Difficulties (research continues and the chart will be updated as new information is available):
- Year of First Issue could not be verified.
2) Reissues: When a fragrance, after having been discontinued, is brought back into production - normally for a short period of time. For example, the American Ideal fragrance had a normal production run from 1907 through 1934, after which the fragrance was reintroduced in 1941, only for a four month period.