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February 22, 2012
ABC Bottles
More to spell out on the subject of letter-shaped package design…
The drawings above are from Mikelyn Roderick’s 2003 patent for “Letter and Number Shaped” bottles.
I couldn’t find the product as envisioned here, although I did find a matching “A” and “B” bottle on eBay. I suppose the manufacturer may have originally made all 26 letter-shaped bottles, but if certain letters just didn’t sell well, those letters may have been discontinued.
Below are three vintage perfume bottles that represent my best effort at finding A, B & C shaped examples….
On left: Liz Claiborne bottle (via: Gisellez); center: Beau Belle by Bourjois (via: Perfume Projects); on right: early Chanel bottle with “C” cap (also from: Perfume Projects)
Tomorrow’s subject? X-Y-Z boxes.
(Roderick’s patent, after the fold…)
–Randy Ludacer
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