In the early days, starting in the 1880s, a milkshake was made with whiskey and eggs. Word has it the concoction was served both as a tonic and a drink. In the early 1900s, though, drinks made with chocolate, vanilla or strawberry syrups were also called milkshakes, and people began asking for them with ice

From our days in the restoration business comes this Adco Orange Crush soda fountain style soft drink dispenser. Produced from the mid-193os to the early ’40s, the unit was capable of blending syrup and carbonated water to make Orange Crush soda.   This unit would have been mounted onto the counter. On the lid, serving

The saturation of water with carbon dioxide dates back to the early 1770s. While the soda fountain itself kicked off in Europe, it saw great success when, in 1806, Yale chemistry professor Benjamin Silliman introduced soda water to the United States. In the early 1830s, John Matthews and John Lippincott started the manufacture of soda fountains, equipment

For most, the term “soda fountain” refers to the soft drink dispensers located in fast food chains and convenience stores, dispensing Diet Coke, Orange Crush or Hires Root Beer. In the earliest days of the soda fountain, though, it had a very different meaning. The original soda fountain got its start n the latter part

The Bastian-Blessing corporate offices and factory were based in Chicago, Illinois. A second factory was located in Grand Haven, Michigan from 1910 until 1988. In addition, they had a showroom that was located in NYC.