Featured Amercian Soda Fountain sign with trim bought at auction

I may have paid too much for this, but I really like it. Its a time long gone. The sign is in good condition with frame. I can not find much on these. I found one on ebay that sold for $114 and had no frame and was bent up bad. I found another on Etsy that sold for $250 in about the same of just bit less condition. I would like to know more about this sign if anyone can help. I would greatly appreciate it.

 

https://www.bidsquare.com/online-au...in-company-kimball-sterling-as-a-young-907400

a plaque placed on one of their products...I would imagine..

 

Dang, Komo that’s the most beautiful soda-related thing I’ve ever seen!

 

Thanks. I had done a search and saw several of these fountain drink stands for sale. They run around 16k.

 

I too was not aware they could be so ornate.....& functional..

 

There are at least a few on Worthpoint.

This seller added some info though don't know how accurate it is.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-antique-american-soda-3770268031

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https://www.worthpoint.com/inventor...ountain+co"+sign&categories=&inventory_topic=

 

The plaque looks to be silver plate.

 

what leads you to think that ?

 

From that listing:

TUFT'S ARCTIC SODA FOUNTAIN CO. CONSOLIDATED WITH A. D. PUFFER & SONS OF BOSTON, JOHN MATHEWS OF NEW YORK AND CHARLES LIPPINCOTT OF PHILADELPHIA TO FROM THE AMERICAN SODA FOUNTAIN CO.

I was wondering whether John Matthews, The Soda Fountain King, would come into this. He was a Brit who was first to bring a process for carbonating water to the US. After buying an intaglio ring said to have belonged to one of his descendants I got interested in learning a bit about him & found that as a source for the needed calcium carbonate he used rubble left from the construction of St. Patrick's Cathedral.

 

Y'didn't ask me...but I have to agree. That 'color,' in my experience, indicates a 'tarnished' surface...an' silver-plated objects often have a similar, blue-ish tone, especially on copper or brass substrate.