C. B. Woodworth & Sons Co.
American fragrance heritage since 1856.
C. B. Woodworth & Sons Co. was established by Chauncey B. Woodworth in 1856, making it one of the older American fragrance and cosmetic concerns of the nineteenth century. Based in Buffalo, New York, the company developed a reputation for perfumery and toilet preparations distributed across the northeastern United States during the post-Civil War industrial expansion. The firm operated as a family business through multiple generations of the Woodworth family, maintaining production of colognes, extraits, and allied preparations well into the twentieth century. Products were sold through pharmacies, department stores, and catalog retail networks typical of the era. The house represents an important but understudied chapter in American fragrance history, predating the major cosmetic empires of the twentieth century. Contemporary documentation is sparse, and the company is no longer in active operation under its original name.
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
