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word for puffer bit on a perfume bottle

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19 April 2011 at 3:42PM in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels

Strange question, but can anyone tell me the correct name for the 'puffer' bit on an old perfume bottle? I'm trying to label some items and the word completely escapes me.

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se999 Posts: 2,409 Forumite

19 April 2011 at 3:48PM

Had a quick look, and some places call them balls and others call them bulbs. If you google perfume atomiser followed by the alternatives it will give examples.

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soolin Posts: 73,869 Ambassador

19 April 2011 at 4:06PM

Thanks, for some reason my PC crashed and I couldn't do anything with Google. I've hit on a few descriptions now but for a moment my mind went blank.

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martindow Posts: 10,543 Forumite

19 April 2011 at 4:43PM

Rubber bulb?

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TudorRose Posts: 421 Forumite

19 April 2011 at 5:18PM

I would call it a bulb.

It's dreadful when you can't think of the name of something however hard you try isn't it?

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wendym Posts: 2,945 Forumite

19 April 2011 at 7:59PM

Luca Turin, The Authority on perfumes, calls them bulb atomisers.

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soolin Posts: 73,869 Ambassador

19 April 2011 at 9:47PM

Thank you all, I have used a combination of those for my item. I just had a completely blank moment!

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wendym Posts: 2,945 Forumite

19 April 2011 at 10:22PM

Even after looking it up in my Luca Turin book it doesn't sound right. Possibly not even English, so your blank moment is completely understandable.

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