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Absinthe Ephemera VII - Photographs: Pernod Fils
The Pernod Fils factory in Pontarlier was the biggest of its kind in France, and a world leader in
distilling technology. Below is an original circa 1900 albumen print of one of the storerooms, with
crates of absinthe ready for export. Click on the image to see an enlarged version.
Pernod Fils (and some of its larger competitiors such as Berger and Edouard Pernod) exported worldwide.
The French colonies - especially Algeria, Vietnam, Madagascar and Tahiti - were all significant markets, as were
South American countries like Argentina and Chile.
Pernod Fils export destinations shown in the photograph (names in italics are additionally shown in
the photo from the 1905 Pernod catalogue at right):

USA:                     New Orleans, San Francisco
Canada:                Montreal

St Vincent:            Port Elizabeth (alternatively: the town in South Africa)

Argentinia:            Buenos Aires
Bolivia:
Brazil:                   Sao Paulo, Bahia (Sao Salvador)
Chile:                    Valparaiso, Punta Arenas Magellanes, Antofagasta
French Guyana:    Cayenne
Mexico:                 Vera Cruz                                             
Peru:                     Iquitos
Uruguay:               Montevideo

China:                                               Shanghai, Tientsin                                                                                 
Vietnam (French Indochina):            Saigon, Hanoi, Tourane, Haiphong

New Caledonia:    Noumea
Tahiti:                                                        

Congo:                   Brazzaville
Egypt:                    Port Said, Alexandria
Madagascar:         Majunga, Tamatave, Mananjary, Vatomandry, Diego Suarez
Mali:                      Bamako
Mozambique:        Lourenco Marques Delagoa Bay
Senegal                St Louis, Kayes                    
A similar photograph, almost
certainly taken at the same
time, reproduced in the 1905
Maison Pernod Fils booklet

Click on the thumbnail to
see an enlarged image.
The same location today in the
Pernod Fils factory, now owned by Nestle
An 1887 photograph showing the factory
compound. The wing immediately to the left
of the chimney seems to have been
demolished prior to the 1901 fire, probably in
the early 1890's. There appears to be herb
garden in the courtyard (foreground at right)
with absinthe bushes growing.

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An undated circa 1900 photograph showing a group of workers in the main alambic hall at the Pernod Fils
factory.

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