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The history started when The Crown Perfumery company was founded in London in 1872, by William Sparks Thomson, an American-born businessman from Connecticut. He was not a perfumer but was instead a master of high-busted corsets. Sometimes his clients fainted due to the corsets being overly tightened during the fitting and the idea of lavender scented salts (and then, colognes and perfumes) came as a logical extension of the business. And a son, William Thomson, Jr., with his chemistry education, brought his talents and knowledge to the family business.
The Crown was loaned to the perfume business from the corset studio; according to legend, one of Thomson’s clients was Queen Victoria—therefore, the Crown was adopted as his trademark. That was a great honor for the business and all its customers (there’s no evidence as to whether Crown was the supplier of the royal Court either but could well have been). In the late 19th century The Crown Perfumery exported its assortment of 47 perfumery and cosmetic items to various countries from their factory warehouses at St. Catherine’s Docks. The Crown Perfumery won 20 gold medals at various trade fairs and commissioned perfume bottles made of crystal (Baccarat) and porcelain (Doulton).