In this guide, I will introduce you to the colorful world of vintage Czechoslovakian/Czech perfume atomizers.

The high quality of Bohemian made bottles captured the attention of French, German, and American companies who were looking for beautiful examples to match up with their own hardware. Bohemian crystal was renowned the world over for its innovative styles of glass making, cutting and decorating. It was the artistic Czechs who supplied a large portion of bottles from 1925 until 1938.

Many bottles were decorated with delicate hand enameled designs and accented with gilding. Other bottles had striking cut to clear variations. And some bottles displayed wonderful plays of color from special techniques in the glass which gave them a spattered or marbled effect.

The Czechs also created a special type of cased glass which they referred to as double crystal. This style employed a layer of clear glass overtop of a colored glass to create a glowing like effect.

Some of the more popular glass solid colors from this time period are tango orange, green, red, turquoise blue and black. The slag type glass could have a marbled or spattered effect which would can have up to 5 or six different colors all mixed up into one bottle. Some bottles are clear and were given an acid wash to create a satin or frosted finish.

Common decorations are enameled dots, flowers, stylized motifs, swags and zig zags. Czechoslovakian bottles have “Made in Czecho-Slovakia” on the hardware collars or on acid etched on the base, some bottles have no identifiable markings but most of the time, the bottles are recognizable.

The companies who purchased Czech bottles were Marcel Franck, DeVilbiss, Irving Rice, Ingrid, the Mignon Corp, Volupte, Aristo, Erelbe, Gironde and Pyramid.

The Czechs also created some of their own hardware for their bottles. This hardware came in many similar styles of the day like the round ball shapes, aerodynamic spouts, and other shapes. Like DeVilbiss, the Czech companies also created a metal acorn style top.

 They also had what I call a “jewel top”, it is similar to the acorn bottle hardware for DeVilbiss, but it is quite distinct in the fact that it is a faceted glass jewel, instead of an acorn like cabochon.

The collars of the atomizers often times had floral engraved designs, geometric motifs, or a beaded edge. The collars are affixed on the bottles using a plaster type adhesive. You can reattach a collar using dental plaster.

If you find a bottle missing its atomizer hardware, bulb, glass siphon or  cording, don't pass it up!! You can order some replacements on the internet.

Feel free to email me for details or any questions. I also have a perfume identification and appraisal service here on ebay, click on my Me page for info. Check out the 200+ guides & reviews I have written on perfumes on ebay.

I am currently writing an extensive reference book on 1920s-1930s era DeVilbiss, Volupte, Aristo, Pyramid and Czech perfume atomizers, dropper bottles, etc. If you have any photos of your bottles you'd like to donate to the book, please let me know. Full credit will be given for any picture submitted.

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