▁pla ins ▁by ▁w agon ▁which ▁was ▁no ▁easy ▁fe at , ▁since ▁the ▁f ount ain ▁consists ▁primarily ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁mar ble ▁sl ab . ▁It ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁store ▁of ▁William ▁S . ▁God be , ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁Custom ers ▁at ▁the ▁store ▁could ▁choose ▁between ▁st raw berry , ▁r asp berry , ▁s ars ap ar illa , ▁and ▁cre am ▁s oda . ▁In ▁those ▁days , ▁a ▁glass ▁of ▁s oda ▁cost ▁ 1 0 ▁c ents . ▁ ▁David ▁E . ▁S per ry ’ s ▁Model ▁Train ▁Museum ▁ ▁The ▁David ▁E . ▁S per ry ▁Model ▁Train ▁Museum ▁contains ▁do z ens ▁of ▁model ▁trains , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁David ▁E . ▁S per ry . ▁S per ry ’ s ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁trains ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁when ▁he ▁saw ▁an ▁electric ▁train ▁in ▁a ▁friend ’ s ▁sand box . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁went ▁through ▁many ▁catalog s ▁and ▁store ▁displays ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁increase ▁his ▁collection . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Z C MI ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁train ▁sales man . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁six teen ▁years , ▁he ▁helped ▁customers ▁build ▁their ▁own ▁train ▁layout s ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁store ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁homes . ▁He ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁local ▁and ▁national