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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 46344, member: 59"]The metal parts may have been silverplated. There were several manufacturers who specialized in meeting the needs of pharmacies and soda fountains (since the later were often found in the former.) For instance, James W. Tufts of Boston who started out as an apothecary apprentice, eventually owned drug stores and (per Rainwater's section on him) "His interest in the concoction of syrups and other products sold at the soda fountain led to the manufacture of these products."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 46344, member: 59"]The metal parts may have been silverplated. There were several manufacturers who specialized in meeting the needs of pharmacies and soda fountains (since the later were often found in the former.) For instance, James W. Tufts of Boston who started out as an apothecary apprentice, eventually owned drug stores and (per Rainwater's section on him) "His interest in the concoction of syrups and other products sold at the soda fountain led to the manufacture of these products."[/QUOTE]
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