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Post by RocketMan on Aug 28, 2012 21:12:26 GMT -6
I am quite pleased to have acquired this cologne bottle which is now empty, but contained a cologne hand made by Charles Jaschke somewhere bw 1885 and 1915. Charles Jaschke was the personal barber to King Edward VII for most of his reign up until his death. Jaschke's shop in London was nicknamed "The House of the Lords' after all the high end clientele he maintained. He also made cologne which was highly sought after at the turn of the 20th century. The Turf Club cologne was reputed to be the cologne mostly worn by King Edward as well!! I was after this for some time and finally made an agreement to add it to my pile!!
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Post by wchnu on Aug 28, 2012 21:22:09 GMT -6
AWESOME find. Gotta love that. Any scent all all left?
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Post by RocketMan on Aug 29, 2012 8:39:43 GMT -6
Nahhhh - no scent. It seems to mostly smell like empty bottle!! Still my fav bottle in the house!
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Post by krissy on Aug 29, 2012 10:25:55 GMT -6
OMWord that is an awesome bottle, i love it. I can see why it's a prized item! It has a history that is beyond words but it looks so awesome. I love history of that era!!!
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Post by RocketMan on Aug 29, 2012 19:41:08 GMT -6
Yeah the bottle is quite the thing. The nickeled outer travel container has a unique spring loaded cork holder to push against the stopper finial (handle part), keeping it firmly in the bottle while traveling. The lid is twist locked in place and once closed the glass stopper is kept tightly in the bottle. Clever stuff. It has a 'thing' about it that feels like a connection to history and all kinds of events. Probably just me though.
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Post by ShadowsDad on Aug 29, 2012 22:38:31 GMT -6
Interesting!
A nice solution especially if one has someone else carrying all the paraphenalia.
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Post by millymilo on Feb 4, 2013 16:37:17 GMT -6
I can't believe I have come across this! Charles Jaschke was my Great Grand Uncle. Whilst Charles attended to King Edwards hair and beard, his brother, Hugo (great grandfather) attended his brother, Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V). ... If you ever fall out of love with this, please let me know as I would love to add this to the family memorabilia.
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Post by RocketMan on Feb 4, 2013 20:58:01 GMT -6
I can't believe I have come across this! Charles Jaschke was my Great Grand Uncle. Whilst Charles attended to King Edwards hair and beard, his brother, Hugo (great grandfather) attended his brother, Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V). ... If you ever fall out of love with this, please let me know as I would love to add this to the family memorabilia. Hello! This is very cool! I didn't know about Hugo. The early Jaschke's sound like quite the family for being all over the Royals! Awesome. I am still pretty stuck on this thing - but I can certainly understand why it would be a great item for family to get their hands on. I don't really know how to comment to be totally frank, but I am not prepared to move it along at this point. Someone else contacted me as well suggesting a connection with the Jaschke family tree so descendants are indeed coming across this thread. It is a wonderful history your family has!!
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Feb 5, 2013 5:39:32 GMT -6
Very cool indeed! Any plans on putting some type of after shave in the bottle?
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Post by RocketMan on Feb 5, 2013 9:39:11 GMT -6
Very cool indeed! Any plans on putting some type of after shave in the bottle? I thought about it - but the label on the bottle is critical to its story - and I would hate to dribble AS down the label damaging it more than it is. So, no - it will continue to smell like empty bottle! : ) I would like to know how to arrest/stop the verdigris forming on the container, but am not sure how to do it short of scraping it - which I don't want to do. The photo really brings that issue to attention.
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Feb 5, 2013 15:43:20 GMT -6
Yeah, that makes sense. It would be a shame to mess up the label.
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Post by ShadowsDad on Feb 5, 2013 15:47:46 GMT -6
You could try a penetrating oil, but from everything I've seen re: antiques it's basically better just to leave it alone. Collectors want to see age and patina. Now does that mean verdigris as well? I don't know. Why not contact someone in the know online? Antiques Roadshow might give you a lead to explore to find someone.
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Post by Possum on Feb 17, 2013 4:52:08 GMT -6
Love that bottle, its label and the story behind it. I would not try to put anything in it for the reasons you stated. That is other than some colored water, you know the shade of the original cologne.
And I would do that using something like a syringe or flavor injector that is used to inject a brine into some poultry when cooking it to add flavor.
But, leaving it alone will do just fine from the antique value. Leave the wear there as that is what makes it valuable.
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