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Left: Men reaping lavender for eau de cologne (late 19th c. photo) (2) |
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Farina, eventually sold the formula to Léonce Collas and retired to
Italy. Collas, however, inherited the same problems and in 1862 sold
the formula to Roger et Gallet, which today owns the legal rights
to the Parisian Eau de Cologne. While all of this was going
on, a few Farinas and Feminises had remained in Cologne and continued
to market their wonder water. One of these German descendants, Johann
Maria Farina, later sold (?) the Aqua formula to Perfumer Wilhelm
Mülhens, also of Cologne, Germany. Mülhens opened his shop in 1792;
the address: 4711 Glockengasse. Today, the traditional fragrance known
as Eau de Cologne is sold under the name 4711, the world's
oldest and most continuously produced fragrance.
Bibliography: -Lefkowith, Christie Mayer. The Art of Perfume:
Discovering and Collecting Perfume Bottles. New York: Thames
& Hudson, 1994. Photo Credits: (1), (2) Snively, John T. A Treatise on the Manufacture of Perfumes and Kindred Toilet Articles. New York: The Druggist Circulars, 1890. |
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