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Around 1900, Mokins of Paris manufactured what is known as a pistolet a parfum, or Perfume Pistol. The pistol refers to the shape of the small striped glass bottles. These glass bottles were blown in Venice, Italy and are extremely light and fragile.  The small bottles were fitted with a rubber atomizer bulb so that the perfume could be sprayed onto the wearer.

The bottles were sold in a fancy silvered metal case lined with red velvet which follows the shape of the atomizer. The perfume bottle had a round gilded foil label embossed with Mokins Paris Bte SGDG. Mokins produced the cases and atomizer fittings and sold them to perfume manufacturers so that they could sell their perfumes in the bottles, which were marketed as "French Perfumettes"..

On one bottle, the original label was still present for the perfume. he label has the words "French Perfumettes Jaspy Buisson Fleuri". The "Buisson Fleuri" perfume  was launched around 1920 by Parfums Jaspy of France.

The perfume presentations were encased in a small chamois pouch. These atomizers were small enough for a lady to carry in her purse. These may have been sold up until the 1930s.

Here are some examples culled from the web:

The usage of a pistolet a parfum goes back to the 18th century when scent bottles or vinaigrettes were in the shape of pistols.