LUCIEN LELONG Opening Night Vintage Perfume Bottle

Anyone know if this green bottle (30s-40s?) is more collectible and/or rarer than the other colors?

 

Looks 1950s from the font. Who's the distributor?

Debora

 

Dunno. But I'd think it was later, less expensive packaging. Could be wrong. Did you see this one like yours on ebay.co.uk?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Debora

 

That forest green color was popular in the late 60s early 70s.
Is there an address on the label? Zip code?

 

No, hadn't seen one starting that low, but thanks for the link and reply.

 

I don't see an address or zip.

 

If it says NY, NY and no zip code it is before 1963. If there is a zip code after NY, NY then it is after 1963 as that is when zip codes came into regular use.

 

Here are a few more pics. Not the best, sorry!

 

S.D.A.

 

Looks like 1345 is not a zip but a product number- to the left on the neck New York is typed alone.

 

It has NEW YORK (spelled out, in caps) on one section.

 

Nothing on the bottle's bottom?

Debora

 

I only see the number 8.

 

SDA N.Y. - 1345 is a permit number and is required legal labelling. You should be able to date your bottle (roughly) by that if you can find the relevant information. You're looking for The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America. But what year... dunno.

Debora

 

1345 is not the zip code system implemented in 1963.
Some of the large cities did use a similar system before the federal system was set in place.

 

Ok I will defer to what Debora said about it being a permit number

 

SDA is the alcohol used to make perfume. It is regulated by the government and a permit to buy is required of manufacturers. According to the internet:

"If your bottle has a label stating SDA (Specially Denatured Alcohol) it dates to the 1940s-1950s."

That's in line with the font design. And it tells us that your perfume was made in the USA, not imported from France. Lelong's perfume line, according to the internet, closed after his death in 1958.

Debora

 

This may be when manufacture moved from France to the U.S. In 1953...

"Coty buys a controlling interest in Société des Parfums Lucien Lelong (Paris) and Lucien LeLong, Inc. (Chicago); operations conducted by a new corporation, Lucien Lelong Co. (New York)."

And it appears the Lelong trademark was sold on, and on, and on after Lelong's death.

Debora

 

I appreciate everyone's take. All things considered, do you guys think it's rare /somewhat valuable or more suited for gifting or flipping?