Object name:
Bottle		 Date:
  
Description:
Seltzer Bottle, ca. 1910-1940. The name "seltzer" originated in Niederselters, Germany, where natural springs produced carbonated water enjoyed by the locals. Europeans drank seltzer as an alternative to often-polluted water systems and reveled in its medicinal properties. Jewish immigrants brought their love of seltzer to the United States. During seltzer's heyday in the 1920s and 1930s, Jewish seltzer salesmen could be found throughout America offering "two cents plain," the slang for a bottle of seltzer with no syrup.
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Date Range:
1918-1938 		Category:
Tools and Equipment For Materials
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 Sub-Category:
Food Service Tools and Equipment
   
Collection:
National Museum of American Jewish History 		Location:
Reference Source:
National Museum of American Jewish History 		Credit Line:
Peter H. Schweitzer Collection