Subject: Violet “breath perfume”
Type: Label
Date: None
Text: “S&H Violets – ‘The Aristocrat’ of Breath Perfumes -Manufactured by the Searle & Hereth Company Chicago, ILL. Trade Supplied by C.M. Linington, Chicago – ‘S. & H.” Trade Mark Violets 5 Cents – Fragrant – Lasting – Unequaled for Purity and Strength – Breath Perfume – 50 Packages $1.00 150 per cent profit”
This is an old label for “breath perfume,” which I imagine was a mouthwash of sorts. I’m wondering if perhaps this was affixed to a box or crate of breath perfumes that was shipped to retailers. I have very few labels in my collection, and I don’t look for them. Every now and then, though, I come across one that is just too pretty to resist. I can’t remember where I got this one.