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Retro bathroom sinks, toilets — and a new choice for a current day faucet — from American Standard

50sPam on Dec 05 2007 | Filed under: bathroom, faucets, sinks

The bathroom fixtures above are from 1955 — deep in the heart of the postwar boom. From “Homart” — a Sears brand.
I have more images from this brochure - stay tuned - but I love this page in particular as it gives a great look at sink and toilet styles that were very typical. [...]

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Faucet for your retro reno kitchen sink - from Chicago Faucets

50sPam on Oct 07 2007 | Filed under: faucets, kitchen

I did a ton of online searching to find the faucet that would be just right for my vintage Kohler sink. I had a one-hole installation, and wanted a single handle faucet as I think it’s a lot easier to control the hot/cold mix better. One problem that I found with most other faucets was [...]

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Retro bathroom faucets that are hands-down 50s style winners - from Mac the Antique Plumber

50sPam on Jan 30 2006 | Filed under: bathroom, faucets

God bless Mac the Antique Plumber.
These are my two favorite lavatory faucets for 1950s bathroom restorations/renovations. The shape of the faucet escutcheons (the bases of the handles, yes that’s what they are called) are the most reminiscent of the wrecked faucets I pulled out of my original 1951 bathrooms. Both of these faucets are from [...]

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