Felton Grimwade and Duerdins Australian Lavender Water

The Victorian style printing on the label may make a person think that this bottle is older than it actually is.   The neck label is marked Felton Grimwade and Duerdins.   Felton and Grimwade who were pharmaceutical and manufacturing chemsts didn't amalgamate with Duerdins until 1929.   Around 1940 the firm changed it's name to DHA.   Felton and Grimwade owned the largest bottle maunfacturing factory in Australia which is still operating today.  Another interesting fact about Felton is that when he died in 1904 he left his estate to charity (he was a bachelor) and half was to purchase works of art for the people of Victoria.   Because of this legacy the National Gallery of Victoria holds art works of international significance and the bequest by Alfred Felton has purchased works worth over $1billion today.  

Simpsons Old English Lavender

A mini bottle of about 4.5 cm and the familiar English scene on the label.   There are no white swans in Australia except perhaps in zoos.    Our swans are black!

Fauldings Old English Lavender

A quite large bottle of Fauldings Old English Lavender with the typical Old English style of label.   11cm tall with brass screw on cap with cork liner.

Christy Romance

This bottle has a real art deco feel about it, ribs down the side and a very deco bakelite cap.   Probably dates from the late 1940s when all the soldiers came home from the war, there wouldn't have been much opportunity for romance before that.   The box is very nice too, made from mottled blue paper with gold smudges.

Christy's Old English Lavender mini

A tiny version of their Old English Lavender at only 5cm  tall.   Bakelite cap and pretty label.