The Multiplex 44 soda fountain dispenser was made by the Multiplex Faucet Company from 1961 to 1962 and total production was about 2,000 machines. It was the last metal model dispenser that they made as they changed over to plastic after 1961. The Multiplex 44 was a dual-valve dispenser made for dispensing two flavors of [...]

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Here are some photos of an Adco Orange Crush dispenser. This was simply the valve; all of the syrup and carbonation would have been under the counter. Most likely it would have been positioned on the soda fountain, with the back facing toward the customers sitting at the counter. The orange-colored stand was something we [...]

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This is a very unique looking dispenser. It is a juice dispenser made by the Simplex Manufacturing Company for the Mission Dry Corporation of Los Angeles, California, makers of Mission Orangeade. This Art Deco style model was called the Model H Simplex Dispenser and was constructed of metal for both the body and the footed [...]

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This is a Canada Dry Multiplex soda fountain that we once owned. The restoration was not extensive, as this came to us in pretty decent shape. We just had to clean it up a bit. This style of dispenser became known as “tombstone” due to the shape. This is a great little soft drink dispenser [...]

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Orange Crush has always been a very popular soft drink, and still is. This soda fountain dispenser was made by a manufacturer called Adco, but there is not much available out there about them. This dispenser is from somewhere around the mid-1930s to the early 1940s. It worked by mixing the flavored syrup and carbonated [...]

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This Royal Crown bottle-shaped soda fountain draft arm is an interesting piece. It was used at fountains to let customers know Royal Crown Cola was available. We found these pictures of the RC draft arm in use at various soda fountains from the 1950s. The photo of the one on the wooden stand is from [...]

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