At one time I had hundreds of older Avon bottles collected – due to lack of space to display them, they lived in boxes for the most part. Seemed silly to have all of these unique bottles where no one could see them or enjoy them; I sold them to other collectors, but kept a few of my favorites.

For the most part, these held perfume in a cream form. The little girl at the front had liquid cologne in her, and the one at the far back right held (and still holds) talcum powder.

I enjoy these little sachets and bottles because each one is so unique and they are small enough that they can be displayed without much difficulty..

The oldest in this lot is the powder sachet at the back right – it was only made in 1965. The others were made between 1965 and 1975. I remember having the peach barrel when I was a young girl, although not this particular one.

Avon items don’t really appreciate in value due to the huge volume of them that were made. However, some exceptions exist – anything still in the box and in perfect condition will have value, and anything from Avon’s predecessor, The California Perfume Company, will have a very high value to an Avon lover.