Mechanical "Kissing Lambs" Automaton Store Display by Silvestri kennel Antique soda fountain stool

Antique soda fountain stool

the iconic harp graphic is absent from this sign

Wisconsin maker's name

or pump-area indicator

a 1962 graduate of Morgan State College (now University)

Mechanical "Kissing Lambs" Automaton Store Display by Silvestri kennel Antique soda fountain stoolc. 1950s; Silvestri Art Manufacturing Co., Inc. Chicago A charming mechanical store display automaton featuring a pair of anthropomorphic lambs one dressed in a pink pinafore, the other in a gingham jacket mounted to a circular wooden platform concealing the original Silvestri motor and linkage assembly. When powered, one lamb intermittently leans forward to "kiss" the other, a gentle, rhythmic motion characteristic of Silvestri's midcentury animated