> Hi from Vancouver:
>
> Trying to figure out what those handheld carbonated-water sprayers
> are actually called. You know...those things that the three stooges
> are always spraying at each other?. If this is not communicating my
> point well, they are metal or glass bottles with a spray nozzle and
> handle screwed onto the top in place of a lid...Modern ones have a
> small canister of CO2 screwed in as well. They are loaded with
> carbonated drinks which are then sprayed out the nozzle when the
> lever is depressed. In modern versions, the CO2 cartridge actually
> carbonates the drink inside. They are easy to find in cheesy antique
> shops because they were as popular in the 70s as fondue pots. I have
> been searching for them on the web under Soda Fountain as I thought
> they were referred to as handheld Soda Fountains...according to every
> !@#$ web site devoted to soda fountains...I don't know what I'm
> talking about. Any ideas? Thanks for helping a doofus.
i think they are called seltzer bottles.
janet