Greetings and questions from a new member here

[TrevsOldChevs]

Greetings, everyone...

As you can probably guess by my handle I'm into old cars and trucks and with that addiction came a new one... old memorabilia for my "Hot Rod Garage"...

While most of the "vintage signs" I have on the walls are reproductions, I was recently given something VERY cool (and authentic) to add to my collection...

To this point however I have been unable to come up with very much on this piece at all and I'm hoping someone here can help identify it and possibly establish
a value on it...

It was made by a company by the name of Victor (who I have learned made a lot of old soda machines and store coolers "back in the day") but this is neither of those two things...

It is instead a 7Up Soda Fountain (seen below) and despite a few days of researching it I can't find anything like it anywhere... I should add that I do not see a model number on this piece either, just what you see in my pictures...









The friends who gave it to me claim they owned it since the late 50's or early 60's and that's all I know
other than the fact that this is supposed to be fully functional in good working condition and is pretty clean cosmetically too...

So any ideas on the age, model number or value of this old Victor Soda Fountain? 

Thanks in advance for your help and ideas!

~Trev

[stuntpilot]

Trev,
      Victor-Reed made alot of fountain equipment back in the late 50's and 60's, I have a Victor post-mix fountain close to this same age. The fresh up with 7up logo dates to 1957

      This is just a common pre-mix dispenser made for 7up and a nice one at that. I can't tell you the model number.

      You can probably find the model and serial number nameplate under the shroud if you remove it, close to the compressor.

      Value?  Maybe $100 to $150.
    
      Cool 7up clock!  They make a good pair.

[Wojcik]

Welcome to the site! Cool looking dispenser. Looks like it's in great shape.

[ciawarrior]

cool stuff

[BONOVOX]

Very nice....
And welcome! 

[Slider-Bob]

"I like it" (no pun intended from 7up's slogan department!)

I've never seen one, let alone one in such nice shape.  Really cool!

[TrevsOldChevs]

Wow thanks for all the comments and information (as well as the warm welcome), guys...
I really wasn't sure what I had here and not being able to find ANY information on it after a couple days of Googling it
and checking out various pages I was beginning to wonder if it was the holy grail...     LOL

As for the 7up clock next to the soda machine I had entirely forgotten I had put that next to the machine for the shots until you reminded me...

I'm not sure how old that is, but yes it is pretty cool and like the mirrored Coke clock I have, both clocks work and exist in the Hot Rod Garage...

I also have an old 1958 Coke cooler out there in great condition that I was lucky enough to get off Craigslist one afternoon for $45... man, I was in the right place at the right time that day!

Anyway like I said, my old car and truck addiction has bred this new addiction and once I get the black and white linoleum floor tile laid down in the hot rod garage and a few more pieces in there to go with my '55 Bel Air and all the vintage looking signs it should be pretty cool... hopefully I can find some other interesting things to add to my collection... maybe an old Jukebox or gas pump!

In any case, thanks again for the info and for making me feel at home... much appreciated!

Have a great weekend! 

[Creighton]

Nice 7-Up score. Any pics of the 55 or coke cooler?
Thanks,
Creighton

[RC kid]

Wow! great 7-up dispenser.

Welcome to the site.

[TrevsOldChevs]

Nice 7-Up score. Any pics of the 55 or coke cooler?

Sure...  not a very good look at the coke cooler but here's a look around the inside of the hot rod garage...

First the Bel Air (at a car show I had it in)


In the hot rod garage


Look on the shelf behind the '55 to see the coke cooler...


Other memorabilia and decor:





and last but not least the other vehicle that used to sit alongside the '55... my '37 Chevy Truck which I recently sold...


Now that it's gone and I have a little room to move I hope to get the black and white lino floor down soon
and then will possibly go shopping for another vintage truck and maybe a jukebox or old gas pump... time will tell...

Hope you liked the tour!