The Franklin Fountain & Shane Confectionery

Owned and operated by the Berley Brothers, the Franklin Fountain and Shane Confectionery are historically guided, small businesses located in Old City, Philadelphia. About • Hours • Contact (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-61250213-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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c.1906 [Color postcard of a man and woman sitting at a table; the well dressed woman is dining off of one of the nine plates of ice cream in front of her. Printed beneath the image is "How many plates of ice cream can a pretty girl eat on an empty stomach? (find the answer)"]

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c.Early 20th Century [Black and white postcard depicting a soda fountain with a woman and a man standing behind the counter. Text reads “Front of Soda Fountain. [b]at Goffery + Sula.”]

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c.Early 20th Century [Black and white postcard depicting the interior of a soda fountain and confectionery; one woman makes a drink behind the fountain and candy cases, while another holds the receiver of a telephone at a table.]

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c.Early 20th Century [Black and white postcard depicting ten women eating ice cream cones in a rural outdoor setting. There is a wagon behind them.]

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c.Early 20th Century [Black and white postcard depicting four children nature, seated, and eating ice cream from bowls.]

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c.1907 [Black and white real photo postcard featuring a basement soda fountain, pipes visible on ceiling. Text reads “The Soda Fountain, Basement, Main Store, Washington, Summer, and Avon Streets.” Note the handwritten text from the original owner reading “Come drink with me. If you [illegible] far I'd [run] in [Jimma].”

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c.1909 [Sepia postcard featuring a couple making ice cream being separated by a mother. Text reads “The Freezing Point.”]

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c.Early 20th Century [Hand colored, real photo postcard featuring a young lady in a hat and jacket (with piping) sipping an ice cream soda or float.]

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c.Early 20th Century [Postcard featuring a black and white outdoor portrait of ten young women eating ice cream. Inscriptions from original owner reads “A Happy Time At The Eagle Rock. Kennebunk Beach MAINE. August 25th 1907.”]

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c.Early 20th Century [Colored postcard featuring two children; one reading the newspaper at a tiny table with ice cream and a hot chocolate urn, the other kissing his forehead. Text reads “I wonder what she wants now?”]

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c.Early 20th Century [Colored postcard of a fancy man and woman eating ice cream together. The woman also has a lovely hat. Text reads “Weather Forecast. - ‘Cooler in the Interior.’”]

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c.Early 20th Century [Colored postcard of an outdoor city scene with children surrounding a man and his wagon. Text reads “Children of the ghetto and the ice-cream man. Chicago, Ill.”]

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c.Early 20th Century [Colored postcard featuring a boardwalk scene, men and women, and a "Castles Ice Cream" sign]

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c.1920s,1930s [Black and white photograph depicting a large truck with "Sharpless Ice Cream" painted on the sides. It has an attached trailer that resembles a train car.]

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c.1927 [Mounted group photograph of thirty-seven men, women, and children posed on a porch, beneath an ICE CREAM sign.]

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c.19th Century [Color trade card of a young woman wearing a toga like dress. Text reads “Use The White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer.”]

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c.Early 20th Century [Color St. Patrick’s Day postcard reading “Erin Go Braugh.”]