HOW TO MEASURE
The parts of the stopper are the metal crown-shaped top, the flat round plate just under it, and the metal post attached to the plate -- the cork is attached to the post. The size of the stopper is based on the diameter of the plate which is the part that sits on top of the bottle opening.  Measure the opening of the bottle from outside edge to outside edge (including the porcelain on either side). The corks are all one size and can be filed with an emery board to custom fit the inside diameter of your bottle opening.

SIZES
small        3/8"
medium   7/16"
large        1/2"

PRICE
$12.50 each – any size.

INSURANCE
Orders of $35. or more will require insurance. Buyer pays for insurance. If insurance is declined, the buyer will have no claim for a refund from the U.S. Postal Service for lost or damaged merchandise. We are not responsible for uninsured packages.

If you have questions, please email: scentserely@att.net.

HISTORY
Certain porcelain perfume bottles are known as "crown tops." They are identified as such because they originally came with metal stoppers in the shape of a crown. A cork was attached to the metal stopper.  Some crown stoppers unscrewed to allow the perfume to be sprinkled out. Crown tops were manufactured primarily between 1920 and 1930. Over the years, some of the corks disintegrated, the stoppers fell out, were separated from the bottles, and were lost.

I  never pass up a good crown top bottle because the stopper is missing. So, as my collection grew, it was inevitable that I would acquire some crownless bottles.  I thought stoppers could be found at perfume bottle conventions, antique shows or the internet.  Not so -- they are even harder to find than the bottles themselves.

A crown top bottle without a crown stopper just doesn't look like a crown top. I was frustrated, but determined to find a solution to the problem.  It took about three years, but the right person was found to recast the stoppers from the originals. They are identical in appearance and the only difference is they do not unscrew to dispense perfume. The handwork – gilding the crowns, drilling and gluing the corks – is done by us. We are delighted to make these replacement stoppers available to other crown top collectors.