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Mid century kitchen sinks — authentic retro choices from Kohler, Ceco, and Bootz

Pam Kueber - October 8, 2008, Updated: September 28, 2021

Vintage Kohler advertisement for a yellow double bowl metal rimmed porcelain enamel on cast iron sink from the 1950s
Kohler seems to have offered a double-bowl, metal-rimmed porcelain enamel on cast iron kitchen sink for… decades.

The most authentic kitchen sink for a mid century kitchen: My go-to design is a double-bowl, metal (hudee)-rimmed, porcelain enamel on cast iron (or steel) kitchen sink. I know of three places that you can get these in the U.S.

Kohler Delafield kitchen sink:

Kohler Delafield kitchen sink
The Kohler Delafield can be purchased lots of places.

The Kohler Delafield kitchen sink likely has been around a long, long time. As I update this story in Sept. 2021, it’s available in white or almond. It is porcelain enamel on cast iron, 32″ wide, easy to source, and yes, I am serious about the metal hudee rim.

Ceco san clemente kitchen sink:

Ceco San Clemente kitchen sink
Ceco has the same style sink — also on cast iron — and typically offers a larger palette of colors.

There’s a second company — Ceco — that also offers a sink in this style — their San Clemente model, also with metal rim. They also seem to have more color options, albeit neutrals. Pricing may also differ.

Bootz Garnet kitchen sink:

Bootz Garnet kitchen sink
The porcelain enamel on Steel double bowl kitchen sink from Bootz

Finally, there is a budget version of this type of sink — it’s enamel on steel (rather than on cast iron) — from Bootz.

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  1. Elaine says

    January 16, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    Was told by my counter installer I would have to buy a new sink. No! Why would I want to replace a perfectly wonderful sink??!!!
    I found this post and ordered my huddee ring from Vance Industries.
    Life saver! I salvaged my vintage sink to live another day!

  2. David says

    March 7, 2014 at 8:25 am

    We just got a time capsule 1961 ranch and are replacing the double bowl kitchen sink. Though there are alot of options out there be it acrylic or metal we cannot find anything that is bright yellow or close to it. All the colors seem to be muted and we need something to go with the laminate. Kohler has one, Picadilly yellow, but at over 900$ it out of our budget. Corstone acrylic Sunlight is great but is a discontinued color. Craigslist and ebay have turned up nothing good. Our only option now is to get a nice cheap stainless and when the right one comes along, buy it. Any ideas? We live in Marietta, Ga.

    • pam kueber says

      March 7, 2014 at 1:29 pm

      Yellow is very difficult… Can you wait? Over time you will probably be able to find one…. What is the size that you are looking for? Use the contact box — let’s connect, you can then send me photos — https://retrorenovation.com/contact

  3. Michael Colter says

    March 2, 2014 at 10:22 am

    Delafield still available in 32×21 size (which is 1″ smaller in each dimension than modern ‘standard’ sizing), as of March 2013. I’m ordering on and the trim ring. Part K5950-4 for the sink, white, 4 hole model, metal ring is K6601. Price $303 + $57 from Lowes, who discounts 1/3 off mfg’s retail prices. So this will come in at just $61 over a modern Kohler cast iron 2 bowl of similar size.

  4. Jackie Dennis says

    August 23, 2012 at 8:01 am

    I am doing a retro renovation on a 1960’s cottage on a lake in NNY. We are beginning to work on the kitchen. I found a cast iron kitchen sink with drain board and apron (wall hung) made by Sanford. I found it at http://www.signaturehardware.com. Have you heard anything about this company? It’s a very small kitchen, so a larger sink with double drain board (which I actually have in my crawl space) is unfortunately too big. Would love your thoughts and opinion. Love your website!!

    • pam kueber says

      August 23, 2012 at 8:16 am

      Hi Jackie, I think I know the sink you are talking about. It is not made by Signature, it’s made by another company — and sold by a variety of companies, so you can shop price/service/whatever. Here are all my stories about sinks and faucets for the kitchen: https://retrorenovation.com/category/kitchen/faucets/

    • pam kueber says

      August 23, 2012 at 8:17 am

      P.S. My favorite solution is the Kohler double bowl (single bowl no longer available) with hudee: https://retrorenovation.com/2010/11/11/where-to-buy-metal-rim-kitchen-sinks-note-kohler-bakersfield-sink-now-discontinued/

      To save $$$ you may also find sinks like this vintage — head to your closest Re-Store or salvage type shop. Be sure you get a hudee that fits, and the clips!

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