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In 1949, perfume bottles were sold exclusively at V & D in the form of "Heer Bommel", "Tom Poes" and "de Oude Schicht", made by N.V. Nieuw Buiner Glasfabrieken. 1) Mr. Bommel a) transparent colorless glass b) transparent brown glass 2) Tom Poes a) transparent colorless glass b) milky white glass 3) The old Schicht a) transparent colorless glass Painted bottles are known of Heer Bommel and Tom Poes, with Heer Bommel the collar and cuffs (red, white and silver) and with Tom Poes the eyes green and yellow. Note + explanation of the above: it is unknown who, what, and where the painting was done. See also the V & D newspaper advertisement in the Vrije Volk from 1949 "to the joy of youth" (no 6242539) and the V & D Sint Nicolaas / Sinterklaas catalog of 1949 with “de Oude Schicht” (no 4149661) included. At present, research is still being carried out whether the bottles were painted in the glass factory during the production process, or externally afterwards.
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