| Perfume in some form or other has been around | | | | to decant their best perfumes into atomized |
| since ancient times. The Mesopotamians and | | | | bottles. Most perfume bottle atomizers have a |
| Egyptians, Greeks and Romans anointed their | | | | small, bulbous pump that is squeezed on one end, |
| bodies with perfumed oils and ointments. And in | | | | which will direct the perfume out of the bottle. |
| order to keep their products fresh they needed | | | | This was seen as a much daintier means of |
| containers to store them. Archaeological | | | | applying the perfume and could control the |
| excavations have unearthed pottery and | | | | amount of perfume sprayed. |
| alabaster containers in Egyptian tombs and | | | | Today, there are numerous antique perfume |
| beautiful ceramic and glass containers from | | | | bottle atomizers that memorabilia lovers are |
| around the Mediterranean. | | | | eager to collect. Many women have kept their |
| Perfume bottles have always been as captivating | | | | atomizers from when they were young and have |
| as the perfume they contained and various styles | | | | passed them down to their daughters and |
| have been created over the years. Murano and | | | | grandchildren. Some atomizer manufacturers are |
| Venetian glass makers started making exquisite | | | | particularly collectible such as Devilbiss, Marcel |
| perfume bottles in the 16th and 17th centuries | | | | Franck, Volupte, Marcel Franck, Aristo, and Irice. |
| and the British mastered enamel and porcelain in | | | | Recently there has been a resurgence in |
| the 18th. During the 19th Century, with the | | | | hand-made and hand-blown perfume bottles. |
| advent of mass production, individually made | | | | Created as works of art, these unique pieces are |
| perfume bottles were replaced with a highly | | | | highly sought after by collectors, some of whom |
| designed but uniformly produced containers. | | | | concentrate on a particular artist and some on a |
| Initially, the big perfume makers did not have | | | | particular type such as atomizers. However, |
| atomizers on their bottles but instead had some | | | | although the modern perfume bottle atomizers |
| sort of cork or glass plug or stopper. The glass | | | | are very beautiful, many would agree that nothing |
| stopper could be used as a "dabber". To place the | | | | beats the atomizers of yesteryear. They were |
| perfume on the body. | | | | unique, came in various designs and now are |
| Later, when atomizers became popular it was | | | | collector's items. |
| considered as a high form of elegance for women | | | | |