John, the sales manager at deabath.com, has become an online friend. He helps me with bathroom questions sometimes… and reports that he has a “kitchen with really cool white-with-gold-fleck laminate in it. And a ’52 ford truck in pieces in the garage.” John recently sent me this tempting update:
Hi Pam,
Was up in Portland OR for a wedding, wound up doing some shopping as well…. We scored a load of late ’50′s and early ’60′s Crane fixtures still in their boxes. Most all in a lovely shade of persian red, but never installed. Sorry, no pink ones….:( This was quite the find! In the first pic [now shown directly above-pk], there are a couple boxes and buckets. Those are full of new, unwrapped towel bars, soap dishes, and other bath fittings. All dating to the late ’50′s. I can hardly stand it…..
John V.
DEA Bathroom Machineries
Thank you, John. You have one of my dream jobs. Disclosure: Deabath advertises on my site. I strive to ignore such bourgeios details and only post what catches my fancy and/or serves the needs of my demanding public. Of course, I appreciate their support of the blog (baby needs a new pair of shoes), and I encourage readers to take a look at their wares. Clean freaks will enjoy ogling their cleaning supplies for vintage bathrooms page, too.
Check out deabath.com here: Deabath.com – colored fixtures.
I have a ’60 Oldsmobile in the garage in pieces! LOL
@ Shane –
I have a hunch that quite a few of us Retro Renovation junkies have a zeal for mid-century design that goes beyond the house, and into the garage.
You have me crawling underneath my vintage sink w/a flash light to see the make (vintage Kohler). No Crane. But now I know.
dahlila
Crane is the creme de la creme.
I have a 68 Dodge Coronet in my garage.
Funny thing about the Crane sinks/toilets. My Dad used to say to my sister “I thought of you today when I went to the bathroom”….as her married name is CRANE. ha! ha! If only she’s married into that Crane family. Just a little clean bathroom humor
Holy Cow!
I need that blue sink. I have a friend with a bathtub the same color!
I have a ’37 Buick in pieces in my garage. Coincidentally, I just saw a grey Crane sink that was still in the box at an estate sale. I immediately thought of you, Pam!
Those are just beautiful…I lvoe the powder blue one!
I am looking for toilet seats for two Crane Criterion toilets (one gray, one blue). The seats are elongated and have an unusual “saddle” shape. Thanks for any insights and leads!
John — see my category using the blue navigation above: Bathrooms / Toilets. There are several toilet seat suppliers – Bemis in particular – that should be able to help you. Let us know how it turns out. Good luck -
Thanks, Pam – I checked out their website (great stuff!) and have emailed them.
And I had no idea Crane Criterion toilets were so coveted (and expensive – over $1000!).
I love your website, which I read about in the New York Times recently.
I saw 2 beautiful Crane sinks today at Rejuvenation (the outside lot) — pretty yellow and lovely blue. Oh, I’m trying to think of a reason to buy these. Even had the vintage fixtures that still worked and appeared to be in good condition. Sigh…..