Geo. F. Trumper is a British men's barber and

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, England, which sells its own brand of men's fragrances and personal grooming products. It was established in 1875 by George Francis William Trumper as a Gentlemen's Barber Shop. George Trumper was not only an excellent barber but also a master perfumer, and he soon gained a reputation as such among the

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of London's elite.

Locations

Geo. F. Trumper operates two

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locations in London. The first one is in the original shop at 9

Curzon Street Curzon Street is located within the Mayfair district of London. The street is located entirely within the W1J postcode district; the eastern end is north-east of Green Park underground station. It is within the City of Westminster, running ap ...

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, and the second one is at 1 Duke of York Street in St James's. At the shop in Curzon Street, the interior retains the original

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cubicles and glass display cases that were installed in the 20th century. The firm's head office is located at 166 Fairbridge Road in north London.

Products

The items sold by Geo. F. Trumper include shaving equipment and shaving creams,

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products,

aftershave Aftershave is a product applied to skin after shaving. Traditionally it is an Alcohol (chemistry), alcohol-based liquid (splash), but it can be a lotion, gel, or even a paste (rheology), paste. It often contains an antiseptic agent such as de ...

s and

colognes Eau de Cologne (; German: ''Kölnisch Wasser'' ; meaning "Water from Cologne"), or simply cologne, is a perfume originating from Cologne, Germany. Originally mixed by Johann Maria Farina (Giovanni Maria Farina) in 1709, it has since come to be a g ...

, as well as men's accessories like

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es and leather goods. The firm's most famous colognes have names such as Astor, Wellington, Curzon, Wild Fern, Skye, Eucris, Sandalwood, Eau de Quinine, Spanish Leather, Marlborough, Ajaccio Violets, Extract of Limes, Eau de Portugal and Bay Rum. Skye was created to celebrate the coronation of one of the kings, Sandalwood was created to celebrate the Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and GFT celebrates 125 years of Trumper's success. Each bottle is topped with the famous Trumper Crown.

In popular culture

Evelyn Waugh refers to Geo. F. Trumper in his novel '' Brideshead Revisited'', when he writes that Rex Mottram sends for a man from the establishment to shave Charles Ryder,

Sebastian Flyte ''Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder'' is a novel by English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. It follows, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, the life and romances of the protagonist Charles ...

and Boy Mulcaster after they were held in jail on charges of

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. In the

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novel ''

On Her Majesty's Secret Service On Her Majesty's Secret Service may refer to: * ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (novel), a 1963 novel by Ian Fleming * ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (film), a 1969 film adaptation of the novel ** ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (sou ...

'',

Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer who is best known for his postwar ''James Bond'' series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., a ...

mentions a fragrance by Geo. F. Trumper, when Bond visits Marc-Ange Draco in

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and finds a bottle of Eucris in his bathroom. In

John le Carré David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 193112 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré ( ), was a British and Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. ...

's novel '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'',

George Smiley George Smiley OBE is a fictional character created by John le Carré. Smiley is a career intelligence officer with "The Circus", the British overseas intelligence agency. He is a central character in the novels ''Call for the Dead'', ''A Mur ...

is intercepted by a disagreeable minor character who had just had his hair cut at Trumper's establishment in Curzon Street. In the "How Does Your Garden Grow?" episode of '' Agatha Christie's Poirot'' (season 3, episode 1), Hercule Poirot is seen leaving Trumper's Curzon Street shop after buying a fragrance there.

References

External links

Geo. F. Trumper website
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