Victorian “Tear Catchers” Story a Myth, But the Bottles Are Highly Collectible
WorthPoint
JUNE 27, 2025
Perfumer and researcher Nuri McBride, who writes about fragrance and death rituals at Death/Scent , said in a 2021 story that she and her colleagues also dispute this myth. However, through historical accident and false, yet successful, advertising since then, the “tear catcher” term has stuck.
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