Accessories The J. Peterman Company | 1903 Spray Cologne

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1903.

I Was Browsing In A Paris Antique Shop One Winter Afternoon When A Fitted Leather Train Case Caught My Eye.

It Contained Silver-Handled Brushes, Boot Hooks, A Straight Razor, Several Silver-Stoppered Glass Bottles.

Inside A Bottle, There Was Still The Faint Aroma Of A Gentleman’S Cologne. Custom-Made For A Rich Traveler A Century Ago.

Curiosity Was Eating At Me. I Bought The Case And Sent The Bottle To A Laboratory For Analysis. They Broke Down The Residue By Gas Chromatography. Identified Its Fingerprint Through Spectrophotometry.

The Report Said: An “Old Woody Fougere.” Clean Citrus Notes, Bergamot, “Green Notes.” The Middle Notes: Clary Sage, Cardamom. The Dry-Down: Leather Notes, Smoky Labdanum… Elemi, Tabac, Frankincense.

The Detective Work Was Impressive. So Is The Thing Itself. Women Like The Way It Smells On A Man. Like A Symphony That Begins Loudly, Then Soon Slides Into Subtle, Entangling Developments That Grow On Them.

Or So I’Ve Been Told.

1903 Spray Cologne (No. 1401). In Travel-Size Spray Bottle With A Clean Edwardian Look; Toss Into Briefcase Or Overnight Bag Along With Emergency Flask Of Favorite Unblended Scotch. 3.4 Fl. Oz., 100 Ml.

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