The Eljer Ellis toilet … great 50s style for the bathroom

by pam kueber on March 5, 2009

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1959-eljer-bathroom991There’s nothing I like better than a pretty, midcentury toilet. This 1959 Ellis model from Eljer has wonderful lines, and came in 7 “decorator colors” including this great shade of pistachio green that is heading in a straight line toward avocado.

The text says that the toilet, along with coordinating bathtub and wallhung sink on chrome legs, were designed by the Dave Chapman firm. Chapman was a well-known industrial designer and seems to have had a long career with Montgomery Ward, in particular. See his IDSA bio here. Eljer has existed since 1904 and along with Crane, is today part of the American Standard brand. I keep an eye on Eljer’s product line … As far as retro renovation choices, they have one wall-hung sink (Murray II) and several simple toilets (with some of my favorite names: Titan…Diplomat…Patroit!) worth a look.

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{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

scathingjane March 5, 2009 at 11:07 am

Thanks for this article.

Jita March 5, 2009 at 1:20 pm

GREAT toilet!

Elvis (aka) Jane March 5, 2009 at 4:41 pm

I noticed that toilet named “Patriot” years ago, and I’ve always giggled to myself about it. But I didn’t know about the Diplomat or the Titan until now…what a lineup!

Ben March 5, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Did anyone else notice that there isn’t toilet paper next to the toilet but instead a towel at toilet paper level…

I really like this toilet, but thought that was kinda funny :)

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