Polishes and Spots Out

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As with many of the California Perfume Company products, the furniture polishes (found immediately below) went through many iterations of packaging and labeling without appropriate depictions/illustrations in the CPC catalogs and brochures. Therefore, some of the dates below may be slightly off, however, the general progression of the packaging and labeling used should be correct.

California Furniture Polish - 1902
Furniture Polish
~1903-1906
(Eight ounce bottle)
OSP (in 1903): .... 50¢

California Furniture Polish - 1908
Furniture Polish
~1907-1910
(Eight ounce bottle)
OSP (in 1908): ..... 50¢


Furniture Polish
~1910-Probably 1912
(Eight ounce bottle)
OSP (in 1912): ..... 50¢

Furniture Polish - 1916
Furniture Polish
~1914-1916
(Eight ounce bottle)
OSP (in 1916): ..... 60¢

Furniture Polish - 1917
Furniture Polish
~Probably 1917-1918
(Eight ounce bottle)
OSP (in 1917): ..... 50¢

Furniture Polish - 1919
Furniture Polish
~Probably 1918-1919
(Eight ounce bottle)
OSP (in 1919): ..... 50¢

 
Rare Furniture Polish - 1921
Furniture Polish
~1919-1922
(Eight ounce bottle)
OSP (in 1922): ..... 50¢
Note: Extremely rare amber version bottle
  
Furniture Polish - 1922
Furniture Polish
~1919-1922
(Eight ounce bottle)
OSP (in 1921): ..... 50¢
Quart Furniture Polish Bottle - 1922
Furniture Polish
~1919-1922
(Thirty-two ounce [Quart] bottle)
OSP (in 1922): ..... $1.20
Note: The label on the this bottle indicates eight ounces--an obvious misnomer. The larger volume containers are extremely rare.

 
Furniture Polish - 1923
Furniture Polish
~1918-1924
(Twelve ounce can)
OSP (in 1923): ..... 48¢
Note: An illustration of this can is first seen in a 1918 Color Plate catalog and itemized within a January 10th, 1918 CPC Price List for 60¢ per can, however 1919 through 1922 Color Plate catalogs illustrate the glass bottle seen at the far right, two rows above.

Furniture Polish Cans - 1926
Furniture Polish
~1925-1928
(Twelve ounce can (L) and thirty-two ounce [Quart]can (R))
OSP (in 1927):
Twelve ounce can ..... 48¢
Thirty-two ounce can ..... $1.20

 
Furniture Polish - 1929
Furniture Polish
~1929-1930
(Twelve ounce can)
OSP (in 1930): ..... 75¢

 

Furniture Polish Sample - 1925
Furniture Polish Sample
~Probably 1923-1930
(Two ounce Bottle)
Note: San Francisco is no longer included in the
Distribution cities at the bottom of the label
indicating a date AFTER 1922.

Furniture Polish - 1932
Perfection Furniture Polish
~1931-Avon
(Twelve ounce can)
OSP (in 1934): ..... 60¢

 

California Plate Polish - 1902
California Plate Polish

(Four ounce bottle)
~1902-1903
OSP (in 1902): ..... 25¢
Note: Illustration found in the 1902 For Beauty, Health, and Home catalog; also note the reference to the Dallas, Texas distribution center on the bottom of the label

California Plate Polish Bottles
California Plate Polishes
(Four ounce bottles)
~1904-1914 (L) and 1915-1919 (R)
OSP (in 1916): ..... 25¢

 

Silver Cream Polish - 1920
Silver Cream Polish
(Six ounce jar)
~1920-1921
OSP (in 1921): ..... 30¢


Silver Cream Polish
(Half pound can)
~Probably 1922-1925
OSP (in 1922): ..... 30¢
Note: The single line surrounding the "CPC" at the center of the label is exactly like that depicted on the Proof Tin below. The CPC Wreath Logo (seen immediately right) was probably used on the can beginning in 1925 or 1926.

Silver Cream Polish - 1925
Silver Cream Polish
(Half pound can)
~Probably 1925-1930
OSP (in 1928): ..... 30¢

Silver Cream Polish - 1933
Perfection Silver Cream Polish
(Half pound can)
~1931-1939
OSP (in 1934): ..... 35¢

Silver Cream Polish Proof Tin - 1922
Proof Tin for Silver Cream Polish
~1922
Note: Produced by the can's manufacturer to show what the tin will look like in production


Kwick Cleaning Polish
~1922-1924
(Half pound can)
OSP (in 1922): ..... 24¢
 
Kwick Cleaning Polish Sample
~1922
 
Kwick Metal Polish
~1925-1930
(Half pound can)
OSP (in 1927): ..... 24¢

  
Perfection Kwick Metal Polish
~1931-1939
(Half pound can)
OSP (in 1933): ..... 35¢

Footnotes:   OSP: Original Selling Price

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