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Home Soda FountainHow To Make A Home Soda Fountain Setup
The above photo shows a typical pharmacy soda fountain, about 1900. Notice the ornate Tiffany-style lighting fixture centered on the marble countertop and the stained glass decorating the sides of the mirror-backed rear cabinet. The customers enjoyed sipping their fizzy sodas while seated comfortably on the round wooden stools.
The smaller front-service fountain pictured above, around 1910, also features the traditional marble counter, wooden soda fountain stools, mirror-backed cabinet, and an ornate wooden wall unit to contain the syrups, glassware, and other items needed. Note the hanging ribbon decoration over the counter, and the glass-covered stand for fancy cakes and candies. The Home Soda Fountain SetupA small bar-type counter can be used for the home fountain, and a Colonial hutch unit could be pressed into service as a rear cabinet with the addition of a mirror back. The front counter could be covered with white marble flooring tiles at a reasonable cost.Antique soda pop bottles, beverage trays, and footed soda glasses can sometimes be found at garage sales and flea markets, and affordable reproductions of vintage soda fountain items and glassware are available online at The Prairie Moon Beverage Syrup Company.
The Prairie Moon Company sells traditional glassware including old-style paneled rootbeer mugs, paneled tumblers, fluted tumblers, paneled fountain glasses, fluted fountain glasses, and traditional soda fountain glasses. And don't forget to get long-handled soda spoons, a traditional glass straw dispenser, and a set of nostalgic beverage coasters to set under the drinks.
And to serve homemade ice cream treats with your sodas, you can buy fluted sundae dishes, paneled sundae dishes, and banana split dishes. Beverage blenders, cream whippers, and soda siphons (seltzer bottles) are also available from The Prairie Moon Company at very affordable prices, and help you to give your home fountain a professional soda shop look. And don't forget to decorate your home soda shop walls with colorful reproductions of vintage tin signs. Tin signs create that authentic soda parlor atmosphere. As a no-cost alternative, facsimiles of old-fashioned beverage company signs can be downloaded from the Internet, printed out in colour on your personal inkjet printer, and framed.
Dress like a 1950s soda jerk with an authentic soda jerk cap, bow tie, and apron. These clothing items are available from The Prairie Moon Company in various styles and colors, and when worn with a white shirt and black pants, they help to further the illusion of the home soda fountain. If you handle and serve your homemade sodas with the same care, flourish and pride as you would a vintage wine, your friends will eagerly await a taste treat. There's nothing like serving homemade soda pop in your own home soda fountain to bring back memories and create fond new ones. Visit The Prairie Moon Company WebsiteYou'll be amazed at what's available for the home soda fountain. When you arrive at The Prairie Moon Beverage Syrup Company website, look under "Accessories & Equipment" for soda fountain supplies. You'll find everything you need at very affordable prices. Orders are shipped with UPS to the US and Canada only.Please tell Dan I sent you. 
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