Schweppes Orange Squash

Johann Jacob Schweppe (born 1740 in Witzenhausen, Hessen, Germany; died 1821 in Geneva), watchmaker and silversmith of German descent, developed a method to charge water with carbon dioxide gas. Schweppe patented this method in 1783, some time after Joseph Priestley first discovered a method of impregnating water with carbon dioxide. Carbonated water was originally produced for medical usage. In 1788 he settled in Switzerland. In 1790 he founded a factory to produce soda water in London's Drury Lane.

Schweppes Orange Squash

Metal Miniature Advertising Sign with magnet

Reproduction of Vintage Metal Sign

Dimensions

4 1/4" x 3'" approx

Schweppes

Johann Jacob Schweppe (born 1740 in Witzenhausen, Hessen, Germany; died 1821 in Geneva), watchmaker and silversmith of German descent, developed a method to charge water with carbon dioxide gas. Schweppe patented this method in 1783, some time after Joseph Priestley first discovered a method of impregnating water with carbon dioxide. Carbonated water was originally produced for medical usage. In 1788 he settled in Switzerland. In 1790 he founded a factory to produce soda water in London's Drury Lane.