"The Old Factory"
as described in the 45th Anniversary Issue of Avon Outlook, June 1931
  

"The New CPC-AVON Laboratory at Suffern, New York"
as described in the 45th Anniversary 
Issue of Avon Outlook, June 1931
   

Aerial photograph depicting "New Left Wing Completed and Occupied" taken in April 1938 
for the May 24th to June 13th Issue of Avon Outlook
  

NOTE: Look at the right portion of the each of the three factory photographs. 
Notice their retention of the original Suffern Laboratory erected in 1895.
   

PROGRESS -
GROUND BROKEN FOR LARGE ADDITION TO OUR FACTORY 

Steadily increasing business during the last two years has made it necessary for us to build on an addition to our already very large laboratory at Suffern, N. Y. 

This addition will be 110 by 60 feet, and four stories high. It will give us 27,000 additional square feet of space for shipping, packing and manufacturing. 

The photograph accompanying this article shows the ground breaking ceremonies. To the right of the center of the photograph you will see Mr. McConnell, Sr., holding the shovel with which he broke ground. Next to him are Mr. Alley, Mr. McConnell, Jr., then Mr. Clark, who is Vice President in charge of the laboratory, and Mr. Ewald and Mr. Henderson. 

Mr. McConnell spoke' briefly at the ceremonies; he is never one to say a great deal, but what he says is to the point. He said, "I am glad that we have made the decision to erect this building at this time. It is an evidence of my confidence in the future, and my confidence in you, the active workers who are associated with me, that you will carry on as you have in the past, growing and expanding and serving year by year in ever widening scope." 

We know that a shout went up from those assembled there, and we know that you will join in that hurrah, silently, as we did here, when we heard about it. 

As a result of this large addition to the factory we will be in a better position to give you the best of service, even with the much greater increase of business we expect in the coming months and years. Thus there will be an "ever widening scope of business" for all of us.

Avon's Manufacturing Laboratories, Inc.  Suffern, New York

This is the world's largest cosmetics laboratory and the home of Avon cosmetics, toiletries and perfume. Distributed throughout the United States and Canada for over 52 years by representatives calling at your home.

(EXCERPT AND PHOTOGRAPH FROM A DOUBLE WIDTH POST CARD, C. 1958)

NOTE: The original Suffern Factory noted in the above, earlier pictures is now gone