2 Antique Ice Cream Syrup Soda Dispensers Robert M Green & Sons Philadelphia

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Pair of syrup dispensers from Robert M. Green dating to the late 1880's. Chocolate & Vanilla pumps on heavy porcelain canisters with polar bear. Substantial canisters measuring 4.5" W x 14.5" T x 7" D and weighing 7.5 lbs. each. These were made to last and they have! The chrome or stainless pump dispensers work, vanilla better than the chocolate but they both pump. No chips or large cracks only hairline shown in photo. I've enjoyed these for years but must now find them a new home.
Thanks for considering and some info below on Robert Green
The ice cream soda has been attributed to  Robert M. Green of Philadelphia, PA. in 1874.
The story goes, on a particularly hot day, Mr. Green ran out of ice for the flavored sodas he was selling and used vanilla ice cream from a neighboring vendor to keep his sodas cold. His account was published in Soda Fountain Magazine in 1910. He said while operating a soda fountain at the Franklin Institute's Sesquicentennial Celebration in Philadelphia, he wanted to create a new treat to attract customers.After some experimenting, he decided to combine ice cream and soda water. During the celebration, he sold vanilla ice cream with soda water and a choice of 16 different flavored syrups. The new treat was a sensation, and soon other soda fountains began selling ice cream sodas.
Green's Last Will & Testament instructed that "Originator of the Ice Cream Soda" be engraved on his tombstone ;)
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