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More: MIB Nutone Food Center and MIB Hall-Mack bathroom hardware

pam kueber — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:59:49 +0000

It’s always amazing to see this stuff still mint-in-box. I always want to know the story: Where did it come from? Why did it sit for 50 years unopened? Who finally uncovered it? And — where will it go! Today: Four parts of a vintage Nutone Food Center – including the base. And if you are doing your bathrooms – there’s some great Hall-Mack chrome from both the Coronado and Metropolitan line.

A 1964 blue bathroom with built-in Hall-Mack, NuTone, Textolite & more THE 1964 SPLIT-LEVEL TIME CAPSULE first shown yesterday also had...
Westinghouse Appliance Center & Hall-Mack revolving toothbrush holder – NOS Update: Sold on ebay for $306.59. “New Old Stock is...
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18 rare vintage Hall-Mack bathroom accessories

pam kueber — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:00:30 +0000

This week’s vintage Hall-Mack miniseries concludes with 18 special accessories found in my 1962 catalog. Above: The Tow’lescope (I have two MIB) and the even more rare Extendo-Bar, which I have never seen in real life.

We’ve seen this a few times – the Concealed Scale.

I’ve never seen this one – a Recessed Conceal-A-Roll.

Ah, the Concealed Vanity Shelf. Notice the enclosed electric plug in the last image.

A reader favorite, the Concealed Lavatory Unit.

Why do we find ash trays so enticing?

This is very cool, a grab bar with an attached soap tray.

That’s a dolphin on the left, a shell on the right. Both “winsome as a water sprite.”

The three-in-one towel rack is so named because it adjusts to three positions. At the 45-degree angle it “shows off three rows of decorative face towels to excellent advantage when guest are in your home.” I’ve never seen on of these, either.

Concealed Tissue Holder, and Recessed Mirror Shelf for toiletries.

Concealed Toilet Paper Holder.

“Towel Ladder.”

Shower Recess, and Corner Fixture. Careful, though, my experience is that chrome-plated stuff ultimately degrades within a tub or shower enclosure.

And of course, everyone’s favorite, the Hall-Mack Relaxation Unit.

Retro bathroom accessories from Hall-Mack — the Metropolitan budget line This is the last of the three Hall-Mack 1962 bathroom...
Hall-Mack Coronado bath accessories – the most popular line? HALL-MACK’S CORONADO line of bathroom accessories seems to be marketed...
A 1964 blue bathroom with built-in Hall-Mack, NuTone, Textolite & more THE 1964 SPLIT-LEVEL TIME CAPSULE first shown yesterday also had...

Six mid-century bathrooms, vintage 1962

pam kueber — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:00:20 +0000

There’s more to come in my series of vintage Hall-Mack bathroom hardware. But a pause here for some bathroom illustrations featured in the 1962 catalog. There are some really great ideas in these six mid-century bathrooms. Above: One of our favorite sink and vanity base combos, the American-Standard introduced in 1959. I think a reader just wrote to tell me that he or she had the sink in just this color. It’s terrific. And what about that fabulous toilet.

Look look look. The American-Vanity — longer. I have never seen this. I adore it! Also, I need to do more on yellow bathrooms, this is a wonderful color for a bathroom. This is a wonderful bathroom design in so many ways.

Very sophisticated. If you want a solid surface sink – Carrera Marble is authentic vintage. Note, I am told you must keep it well sealed, marble requires maintenance. Alternatively, there is a least one company that makes a Carrera Marble laminate.

These blue tile colors are available today, I believe.

I love the orientation of the tile in the tub surround. I am not sure you can get 1″x4″ tiles today. But you can get 1″x2″s in sheets and run them vertically like this….

The cover shot for my catalog. Note the greek motif on the bath mat. As we’ve seen and discussed before, Greek and Roman motifs really started to take off in the 60s.

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“Dental sinks” in mid-century bathrooms I have a confession to make: All these years, I...