c1930 original Sparklets, London soda siphon in wonderful condition and of considerable weight! These are stunning quality and wonderful display pieces from a bygone era of style, fashion and chic design. The main glass is encased in steel triangular designed wire that is beautifully done and very stylistic. 

What a wonderful piece. 

This syphon, sold by Sparklets Corporation of New York, was primarily designed to produce carbonated water. The reinforced bottle was filled to the red line with water and a small bulb containing compressed carbon dioxide was connected to the inlet valve seen in the upper left corner of the photo (the cap for the inlet is attached to the syphon with a chain). The carbon dioxide was then released into the water. When needed, the now carbonated water was ejected through the nozzle (pointing towards the lower right).

The company also sold bulbs containing radon (radium sparklets) that, according to one of the company's advertisements, "provides a constant supply of radioactive water." 

Sparklets Corporation was a subsidiary of Sparklets Limited of Great Britain. The bottle itself was manufactured in Czechoslovakia.

Size: 13" tall, 4" diameter

References:

• Product advertisement. No date.
• J. C. Barr. British Patent. Patent Number: GB203848. Sept. 20, 1923.

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