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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...platypus robe, slipped it into a trunk, carried it on his travels until his death in 1914. It then went to his daughter Viola, who paid even less attention to it than he had. Recently, friends urged her to find out its worth. She took it to Revillon Fréres, smart Manhattan furriers, who this week began exhibiting the piece for Fifth Avenue window-gazers. Unofficial appraisal: intrinsic value-under $10; possible rarity value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Duckbill Robe | 1/3/1938 | See Source »

...just back from Reno, the perfume propre is Tornade, another Revillon parfum for the skin. This wicked essence of sophistication is a cunning bouquet of precious wood oils, a jungle redolence imprisoned in an extract from the glands of sables. Apply it, not to your hanky or gown, but touch it sparingly to six places on your skin. Then off to cocktails and may Allah protect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Ad of the Month | 5/17/1937 | See Source »

...PARFUMS REVILLON...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Ad of the Month | 5/17/1937 | See Source »

Died. Rene Revillon, 48, director of Paris' Revillon Freres (furs), vice president of the Paris jewelry house of Louis Cartier whose daughter he married; in Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 8, 1937 | 3/8/1937 | See Source »

...when it entered the depart ment store field. In 1931-32 its fur catch was almost 4,500,000 pelts worth $10,000,000. It maintains 224 fur trading posts, has lately been developing silver fox farms, owns a large block of stock in the Montreal trading subsidiary of Revillon, Inc., famed Paris and Manhattan furrier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Hudson's Bay | 7/2/1934 | See Source »

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