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Pearce's - Australian Lavender Water


The Victorian style printing on the label may make a person think that this bottle is older than it actually is.   The neck label is marked Felton Grimwade and Duerdins.   Felton and Grimwade who were pharmaceutical and manufacturing chemsts didn't amalgamate with Duerdins until 1929.   Around 1940 the firm changed it's name to DHA.   Felton and Grimwade owned the largest bottle maunfacturing factory in Australia which is still operating today.  Another interesting fact about Felton is that when he died in 1904 he left his estate to charity (he was a bachelor) and half was to purchase works of art for the people of Victoria.   Because of this legacy the National Gallery of Victoria holds art works of international significance and the bequest by Alfred Felton has purchased works worth over $1billion today.  

 


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