These vintage red diner stools recall a time when drug stores in the U.S. served “fountain lunches,” starting in the early 1900s. It began with installing soda fountains to bring in extra business and offer a more “healthful” alternative to alcohol during the height of the temperance movement. Many pharmacists eventually offered food to entice the lunch crowd as well. The advent of fast food options caused lunch counters in pharmacies and stores to eventually phase out in the 1970s.