SODABOB
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I wonder where the Southern Oregon Historical Society got the following information and why they mention a dried root beer extract in connection with a Tufts' Arctic Soda Fountain but don't mention Hires Root Beer?
http://sohs.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/00124FC8-180C-428E-8AA7-821436313590
In 1876, a Centennial Exhibition was held in Philadelphia, celebrating the birth of the republic and 100 years of progress. On exhibit were numerous gadgets, inventions, and widgets. Included was a prototype slice of the cable that was used to secure the Brooklyn Bridge, the first typewriter, an early telephone that frightened visitors by “talking”, and the Corliss Steam Engine, huffing and puffing and larger than a house. Newspapers were printed on site, machines were sewing, wallpaper was printed and logs were sawed. In the midst of all this stood a Tufts Artic Soda Fountain. In 1876, James W. Tufts and Charles Lippincott paid $50,000 for exclusive rights to sell soda water beverages and ice cream sodas. They displayed a 30-foot tall fountain with elaborate spigots, hanging ferns, a chandelier, and it even sprayed perfume in the air. For $.25 one could purchase a packet of dried herbs to take home and create root beer, an early instant beverage.
http://sohs.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/00124FC8-180C-428E-8AA7-821436313590
In 1876, a Centennial Exhibition was held in Philadelphia, celebrating the birth of the republic and 100 years of progress. On exhibit were numerous gadgets, inventions, and widgets. Included was a prototype slice of the cable that was used to secure the Brooklyn Bridge, the first typewriter, an early telephone that frightened visitors by “talking”, and the Corliss Steam Engine, huffing and puffing and larger than a house. Newspapers were printed on site, machines were sewing, wallpaper was printed and logs were sawed. In the midst of all this stood a Tufts Artic Soda Fountain. In 1876, James W. Tufts and Charles Lippincott paid $50,000 for exclusive rights to sell soda water beverages and ice cream sodas. They displayed a 30-foot tall fountain with elaborate spigots, hanging ferns, a chandelier, and it even sprayed perfume in the air. For $.25 one could purchase a packet of dried herbs to take home and create root beer, an early instant beverage.
