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DRALLE:

Dralle perfumery was established by George Dralle in Hamburg Germany. The company produced many French-created presentations.

In 1894, they introduced the perfume Augusta-Victoria-Veilchen

The most successful of these was "Illusion", created in 1908. Their direct competition was Reiger's "Flower Drops", which employed basically the same approach. Both perfumes were very concentrated flower essences without alcohol in different fragrances.

Dralle advertised that Illusion was the most costly perfume in America and "that a single drop goes further and keeps the fragrance longer than many that are apparently less expensive" and that "The woman who uses Dralle's finds herself in company with the most exclusive in Europe as well as in America. Dralle's is accepted as one pf the secrets of the society woman's charms".

The perfume came in a 3ml cut glass vial with an elongated dauber housed in a turned and polished 2 piece wooden case resembling a stylized lighthouse. There was also a rare very detailed lighthouse case made up of silverplated metal. In the 1960s, the cases were made up of a foamed Polstyrol which looked similar to wood.

Several scents were sold under the Illusion name.

Illusion originally retailed for $1.50 for most scents and $1.75 for Violet and Astra.

The perfumes of Dralle's Illusion:

• Lilac
• Rose
• Lily of the Valley
• Narcissus
• Heliotrope
• Chypre
• Wistaria
• Violet
• Astra
• Muguet
• Poppy
• Ylang Ylang
• Syringa
• Reseda
• Trefle
• Orchidee
• Clover Blossom
• Colibri
• Eau de Cologne
• Narcisse Colibri
• Hawaii
• Lavender
• Jasmine

The perfumes of Dralle (not including Illusion scents):

• 1852 Lilionese
• 1886 Lily of the Valley
• 1887 Eau de Cologne
• 1889 Malatine Skin Crème
• 1889 Antiseptic Birch Water
• 1890 Violet Tina Parum
• 1894 Pyrola
• 1894 Augusta-Victoria-Veilchen (using synthetic Violet scent)
• 1900 Parfum Violettina
• 1909 Dralle
• 1911 Heliotrope
• 1911 Milagro
• 1911 Lilac
• 1911 Narcissus
• 1911 Lily of the Valley
• 1911 Wistardia
• 1911 Nelky
• 1919 Mustapha Pacha Kamel
• 1920 Ora e Sempre
• 1920 Chypre Dralle
• 1920 Paeonia
• 1920 Sphinx
• 1920 Tula
• 1924 Jasmine
• 1924 Lilas
• 1924 Ylang Ylang
• 1924 Muguet
• 1924 Violette
• 1924 Orchidee
• 1924 Trefle
• 1924 Reseda
• 1924 White Violet
• 1924 Weilcher Violet/Weiser Violet
• 1928 Lilac
• 1928 Rose
• 1928 Sunflower/Sonneblum
• 1928 Violets/Veilchen
• 1928 Flieder
• 1930 Florida Poppy
• Syringa
• Narcisse
• Narcisse Colibri
• Heliotrope
• Hawaii
• Chunpaflor
• Colibri
• Lavender
• Mami Water
• Milagro

Reiger's Flower Drops was the 1910 creation of Paul Reiger of San Francisco, CA. Flower Drops came in a small vial with a enlongated dauber.

Reiger's Flower Drops were advertised as the "soul of the flowers"and lasting "50 times as long as ordinary perfumes" and "the rarest and finest perfume ever produced. One bottle holds all the delightful fragrance crushed from thousands of living blossoms.The acme of elegance and refinement-entirely different from any other perfume you have ever known."

The regular sized vials were about 3ml and retailed for $1.50, sample sizes were available for 20 cents.

The choice of odors available was:

• Violet
• Rose
• Lily of the Valley
• Wonderful
• Esprit de France
• Temptation

Flower Drops wasnt the only perfume that Reiger produced:

• 1906 Royal Cherry Buds
• 1908 Queen Isyl
• 1910 Flower Drops
• 1911 Mon Amour
• 1920 Violet
• 1922 Mon Desir
• 1922 Alcazar
• 1922 Coronado
• 1922 Countess Spencer
• 1922 Palo Alto Pink
• 1922 Garden Queen
• 1922 Sweet Kiss
• 1922 Garden Bloom
• 1922 Parfum Rienzi
• 1922 Romanza
• 1922 Honolulu Bouquet
• 1922 Alice Brady
• 1922 Jazarimba
• 1922 Rahma
• 1922 Mariposa Lily
• 1920s Francette

Of no relation that I can find, The perfumes of William Reiger of Frankfort on Main, Germany:

• 1860 Bouquet Caroline
• 1860 Bouquet de Fauborg St Germain
• 1860 Essence Bouquet
• 1860 Foutaines de Flore
• 1860 Frangipanni
• 1860 Genet de Or
• 1860 Jockey Club Bouquet
• 1860 New Mown Hay
• 1880 Spring Flowers
• 1880 Violette
• 1883 Bouquet du Rhine
• 1883 Lilas Blanc
• 1890 Parzival
• 1890 Violet
• 1893 Nirvana
• 1893 Nirvana White Heliotrope
• 1893 Rienzi
• 1893 Weisser Flieder