Retro bathrooms: New-old-stock Crane sinks and toilets
Mid Mod Pam on Apr 12 2008 at 8:05 am | Filed under: bathroom
Hunting for a particular sink for a particular reader I came across this photo and this story. It just blew me away, I could barely contain myself. This is from a salvage place, Recycling the Past, in New Jersey. The link is at the end of this post. Here is what their website says about this treasure trove of new-old-stock Crane sinks and toilets:
Essentially all these great plumbing fixtures date from the late 1950’s to early 1970’s and have never been installed. In fact, the first time they’ve seen the light of day was when we opened the boxes here at our shop. These factory direct condition sinks have been sitting in a warehouse for over 30 years untouched. It is our pleasure to offer our loyal customers the opportunity to own one of these great treasures. We must have really lucked out, because they are not “average” sinks, rather they are manufactured by Crane Plumbing of Chicago. Crane was started in the early part of the 20th century by entrepreneur and statesman Charles Crane. Charles was actually the ambassador to China at one point and was said to have refined his skills of making Vitreous China directly overseas. The company was founded to offer only the highest quality porcelain and cast iron plumbing fixtures available
Cut and paste this link into your browser to see the complete selection; I didn’t research the price, will someone add a comment if you really look into it? Thanks! url: http://www.recyclingthepast.com/newoldstock.asp
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I’ve been hauling two matching seafoam and sky blue crane Toilet/Sink sets around the country for nearly 10 years, just waiting for the perfect place to install them. Seeing this photo makes me so happy. Thank heaven those porcelain treasure aren’t in a landfill somewhere.
I agree, Daniel. It’s good to know that these might end up being treasured by a retro renovator somewhere. I’m a fan of the seafoam and sky blue as well.
Oh My NJ is close to where I live!!!! Yippie
Wow, 30 years in a warehouse untouched? Factory space must be cheap and abundant in NJ.
I’m loving the yellow sinks. Wooo!
wow that’s so cool! I wish we had a place here like that
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