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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bercrystal, post: 13159769, member: 88&quot;]I bought this on eBay back in September, 1924. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to show it to some of the more seasoned collectors at the IPBA to get their take on it as I was running into dead ends with my research. I didn&#039;t have an opportunity to do this until this past spring. Unfortunately, I learned nothing new. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I decided to post some of my more unusual DeVilbiss finds I have collected along the way on my Facebook page. I thought I would post them here also, as some folks might also be interested. </p><p><br /></p><p>I presented this at the 2026 IPBA Chicago convention for the &quot;Treasures Found&quot; presentation. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one stumped everyone. No one had ever seen anything like it. One of the members commented about the use of the word &quot;atomizers&quot; rather than &quot;perfumizers&quot; given the suspected age of the tray, which I think to be c.1908. This is what DeVilbiss called their atomizers when they first started selling bottles equipped with their hardware. </p><p><br /></p><p>The tray itself was made by American Art Works which was located in Coshocton, Ohio. They also made the famous Coca-Cola trays. There is a mark in the lower right hand corner of the letters &quot;AAW&quot; inside a shield &amp; the number &quot;114&quot;. I assume that that number is the stock number for the company.</p><p><br /></p><p>This tray is large &amp; measures 13 1/4&quot; by 10 1/2&quot; &amp; is 1&quot; to the side edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is possible that it could have been used at a drug store&#039;s perfume counter to place the commercial perfumes &amp;/or the very early pressed glass DeVilbiss atomizers that could be used to hold the various perfumes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The perfume being advertised is San Toy which was produced by Wrisely around c.1908.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some think that the perfume was named after a c.1899 Chinese musical comedy production named San Toy, which means &quot;The Emperor&#039;s Own&quot; which played on Broadway in the early 1900s.</p><p><br /></p><p>DeVilbiss did partner with many companies to produce hardware for their bottles over the years. However, I could not find a reference to them partnering with Wrisley.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]560403[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]560404[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]560405[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]560406[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]560407[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]560408[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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