Comments on: Stainless steel sink, counter, drainboard combo’s are classic 40s 50s 60s retro kitchen choices

By: Pam Kueber

Pam Kueber — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:41:06 +0000

Pat, those 60s-70s-80s Kitchenaids were THE BEST! Visually, at least, I love their look. I don’t know about their quality – but they certainly seem to held up in many places!

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:26:15 +0000

Oh my, we have one of those in the house we just bought, has the drainboard on just one side. It’s part of a built in with tin cupboard underneath. I really don’t care for it amongst my 1920’s wood cupboards, I really would love a sink that they call farmhouse style, but there isn’t room for it since they added a dishwasher under it (removed a cupboard).
I am really a 30’s, 40’s era vintage lover! The dishwasher is sorta vintage (and pretty cool), a 1970’s Kitchen Aid. I rather like it, it’s cooler than a new one anyway!

By: Pam Kueber

Pam Kueber — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:17:43 +0000

Welcome, David, and congratulations on your purchase! My advise re your Elkay sink: Contact them directly. The company still exists, and still makes these style sinks. We look forward to seeing photos of your house when you get in!

By: David Conwill

David Conwill — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:40:56 +0000

We are in the process of buying a turn-of-the-century home with a mid-century modern kitchen, bath, and enclosed porch. We’d like to retain these elements as we go about restoring the place. We have one of the Elkay Lustertone two-bowl sinks illustrated in this post. Is there any way, such as a serial number, to place a more-specific date on it?

By: Retro Renovation » Classic 50s drainboard sinks — the only solution remains: Vintage

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:30:25 +0000

[...] And, don’t forget – that another very viable alternative, are the Elkay Lustertone stainless steel sinks made in the 50s and still available today. While they may not be as “sweet” as the white porcelain, they are probably in reality – more functional, as stainless steel does not chip and easy to keep clean. I’ve done a number of posts on these in the past, click here for the most recent. [...]

By: 50sPam

50sPam — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:39:20 +0000

Ah! I’ll look it up! There is no Ikea close to where I live so it is not a resource I can access easily.

By: ranchredo

ranchredo — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:47:16 +0000

They do have sinks similar to this at Ikea. We pondered one when we redid our kitchen.