Set of 6 Vintage Pre-1950's Soda Fountain Chairs

Take a look at these very real and very rare soda fountain chairs! Some of you may recall seeing a similar set of seats in a long-running Smithsonian exhibit depicting a five-and-dime lunch counter in the 1960's South. The chairs you see here may date back as far as the late 1940's and originate from an actual drug store soda fountain in York County, PA.

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Very solid, unique design includes:  27" chair height - small, round seats with matching back rests - chrome highlights all around - and heavy black porcelain bases that have a fluted-like design that end at the floor in a decorative octagon shape. Also, another interesting feature is that the seats all swivel in a 3-stop type of motion allowing those seated to remain still in the center position and then turn either 90 degrees left or right with kind of an automatic return back to center (or seated forward) position. In other words, these chairs don't spin around!

As far as condition, I would consider them in pretty good shape considering how long they've been around. They do show some discoloration on their upholstery and chrome, and the upholstery on a number of chairs does show splitting or cracking in spots due to age. (I've tried to isolate and show the main areas involved in the photos). Otherwise, the porcelain bases are about perfect and are completely intact with no chips or breaks at all. (Be forewarned, though, they are heavy - you could probably use them to anchor small sea vessels!!). Overall, these seats should restore easily or I would not hesitate to even use them as-is for their incredible charm. I've owned and stored them safely now for over 10 years and just now thinking of a sale due to relocating and reducing my collection.

Buyer should plan for local pick-up as shipping on these would probably be salty. Please feel free to e-mail me with your phone number - I will be happy to respond to serious inquiries and answer any questions that I can.

Happy bidding and good luck snapping up this bit of history!!