The History of Seltzer Timeline

The history of seltzer began 2,400 years ago (on a Tuesday). This history covers seltzer’s discovery as naturally carbonated water bubbling up from the ground with health-giving properties, the industrial era that turned it from a medicine for the elite to a beverage for the masses, to its incorporation as an aggressive comedic prop within a new flavor of American comedy, and so so much more.

At the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum, this history is told across 22 milestones mapped across a horizontal timeline the width of the Museum entrance. Below, you can explore these milestones and then watch a video that shows how it was installed.