2 Allen's Hair bottles

[Flaschenjager]

Here's a look at my Mrs. Allen's, although it seems that it is a totally different Allen. It is a dark root beer (maybe) with some olive, amber. It pictured with an orange amber small bottle for comparison. Embossed: MRS. R. W. ALLEN / ESTABLISHED 1866 / DETROIT, MICH. Other side: MANUFACTURER / OF FINE COSMETICS / AND PERFUMERY

 

[Flaschenjager]

The other side ---

 

[amblypygi]

Hey Meech,

I have a label-only bottle from the same company, I wonder if the two were related.

 

[Flaschenjager]

Hey Sean-
Yours looks like the same Mrs. as mine and could possibly be related to the Allen at the top. I wonder what the red and white label in the first of two photos of your bottle had written. It looks like it was torn off.

 

[David E]

Fike, shows MRS R. W. ALLEN ESTABLISHED
1866 DETROIT, MICH.
MANUFACTORS OF FINE COSMETICS AND PERFUMERY
Amber 5 3/4" x 2 5/16" x 1 1/2"

Mrs S.A. ALLENS
WORLD HAIR RESTORER
NEW YORK Base (VDR LONDON)
Inroduced in 1840 and advertised> 1942 by Fougera & Co New York
Bottles first imbossed 1855, by 1890 were embossed V.D. LONDON or VD & R. LONDON
AMBER 7 1/4" X 2 3/4" X 1 7/8"
5 COLOR VARIENTS

Mrs S.A. ALLENS WORLDS
HAIR BALSAM 355 BROOME St
NEW YORK
Advertised 1840 and 1900
Aqua 6 3/54" x 2 1/4" x 1 3/8"

Dave

 

[bearswede]

RE: For all you SA Allen fans

Here's one for ya...

 

[bearswede]

Deep amethyst, they say...

 

[bearswede]

Or, for $65 clams more, you could get a cherry red model...

(We're talkin' $240 or so with 3 hours till gavel...)

 

[monalisa]

Hey all:
I dug a Mrs. R.W.Allen's today, same as the earlier post. Any idea of the going value?? Cleaned up real nice.

Thanks in advance, Mike