I think I have finally lost my marbles. Jumping up and down in my office, all excited to find a company that offers 94 different colors of toilet seats… and dying to share it — to stop the presses — to postpone the planned laminate story — get this NEWS on the blog!
Thanks to Sales Manager John at deabath.com, who provided a quick-as-a-flash answer to my question about where to find vintage-color toilet seats. I think John knows everything. Readers: Send me questions. Let’s test him! I’ll get a radio show. Like Click and Clack, only… about Vintage Plumbing.
So, the company that performs this wonderful service to all of mid mod America, is Bemis Inc. from Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Elongated, or round-bowl. Plastic – but it will do if I wanted…needed…the perfect pink toilet seat.
Tom B says
I’m have a perfectly fine Am Std model 4049 from 1984 in color Persian according to the customer service folks at Am. Std. I also see stamped inside the tank #S82. Is this the color code? Ild like to be sure. Anyway I’m looking for a toilet seat for that in it’s matching persian color. Have you got that in stock or can you supply me with any leads?
Thanks
Lana Acebo says
I am looking for a regency blue elongated toilet seat for an American Standard Norwall toilet, model F 4040 74, space from one center of hinge to center of other hinge is 10″ a thanks
pam kueber says
Lana — all the resources for toilet seats are in this story, and you can find more here: https://retrorenovation.com/category/bathroom-categories/toilets/
Jean says
Hi Pam and all,
I had been heart broken due to not being able to repair my 1960s Rheem lavender toilet. I was just about to purchase a white toilet to coordinate with my lovely lavender tub and sink, when I came across a vintage Rheem toilet on Craigslist about 3 weeks ago at a shop in Philadelphia. It had matching pieces, but we just needed the toilet. Shipping it here to Massachusetts was out of sight, so my dear husband drove down and picked it up. It is in perfect shape but without a seat. I was just able to find the color kit at Ace Hardware for 52.95. This will include shipping from the company. SO….I am a happy camper with my beautiful Rheem lavender toilet and soon to arrive matching seat. How crazy, huh? I’ll send pictures after we have completed it!
Here is the link to the what i bought and thestore in Philadelphia, which I think is a great resource for folks:
http://restoreofphiladelphia.blogspot.com/2011/05/rheem-lavender-bath-set-1968.html
Thanks!
Jean
Christine Mitchell says
Here’s a link to the color match kits for only $61.50
http://www.plumbingsupply.com/closecolorselect.html
Tammy Boyle says
Our house was built in 1957. We have 4 bathrooms each with a different color American Standard toilet. Replacing the white toilet seat was not a problem. The pink had been replaced and was fine. We went through Bemis for the yellow. The color chip seemed to match really well, but when we received the seat is was a few shades lighter than the the chip. We contacted Bemis and they suggested sending a bolt cover from the toilet and they tried to match it, but they must have used bad lighting because that seat was a worse match than the first one. So I sent that one back (I am now out 25 dollars for return postage) and tried to match the blue. The chip we choose Regency Blue was perfect, but when the seat came it is much lighter. It sounds like this tends to be the case. I suggest going a shade darker from the beginning.
jjhowatt says
Does anyone know where I can get a replacement tank for my American Standard PURPLE toilet? I love my purple toilet, we’ve replaced the guts out of it already to keep it “alive” but it now has a few fissure cracks in the bottom corner of the tank causing it to leak! The rest of the toilet is fine and the seat is plastic but it does match. Can anyone help?
pam kueber says
jjhowatt, check out the toilet tank resource identified up in the navigation section. use the navigation, people! https://retrorenovation.com/category/bathroom-categories/toilets/
John says
@Susan m g
I’ve checked with our customer service and it’s correct, the LC212 toilet seat (for the American Standard 10″ bolt spread proprietary toilet) has been discontinued in many colors, including Saffron Yellow (211).
I’m not aware of any other manufacturers who make a seat for those toilets.
pam kueber says
Wow, John, thank you for checking and responding.
Susay, I think there was a suggestion from another reader from this site at some point: Buy a wood seat, paint it your color with marine paint. A big hassle but it may be your only choice if you want matchy-matchy.
susan m g says
I haVE A SAFFRON YELLOW TOILET WITH AN ELONGATED SEAT. IT HAS A 10 + SPREAD BETWEEN THE BACK BOLTS. IT IS A LC212-211. WHERE WOULD i GET ONE SINCE THEY DO NOT MAKE THE COLOR ANYMORE?
John says
Please note… “Bemis Inc.” is a different company. “Bemis Manufacturing Company” is the toilet seat company.
Both companies happen to have a location in Wisconsin. Yes, we get calls mixing the two companies all the time. =)
And yes, one of the biggest reasons these odd colors cost so much is because these speciality colors are not mass produced, affording the economy of scale prices.
@G. Beker
Crane’s yellow, listed on Bemis’ color chart, shows as Buttercup Yellow (a substitute for Citrus Yellow). The same color is called Saffron Yellow by American Standard or Sunrise by Kohler Co. The Bemis color code is 211. But I would recommend calling our Customer Service (see our website). It’s likely they can help you find what you’re looking for and direct you to a place to purchase it.
Yes, I know your post is a few months old, but better late than never! And it might help someone else coming across this site in the future. (Customer Service has only recently brought this site to my attention)