California Perfume Company

The California Perfume Company, as well as the famous brand it became, Avon, is the focus of Rusty Mills’ comprehensive website. You’ll find photos and descriptions of the company’s late-1800s floral fragrances, Art Deco styled vanity sets, and shaving products for men. Catalogs from the early 1900s are reproduced, as are sections of founder David H. McConnell’s 1903 company history. Other pages explain how McConnell linked his perfumes and toiletries to the birthplace of William Shakespeare by naming his company after the river that flows through the Bard’s hometown.