When I visited Rejuvenation in Portland, I saw this wonderful early 20th century reproduction sink for sale. I am not sure of the exact timeline for sinks like this. They were originally porcelain enamel on cast iron — and I would guess they spanned the 1910s through the 1940s. This “Liberty” reproduction pedestal sink from St. Thomas Creations [update, link now gone, but I am going to hunt for another source. Darnit!] — is made of vitreous china. Even so – the sink looks like the real deal – gorgeous – and would be a wonderful choice for a pre-war retro renovation bathroom – for a bungalow, four-square or romantic revival bathroom, for example.
axh says
The vitreous one came with my house built in 1943.
Susan says
Who makes the faucet?
It is gorgeous!
Susan says
I have this faucet with cross handles. It is beautiful.
http://www.sunrisespecialty.com/sunfaucets.html
Brian Hosmer says
I have a GENUINE one of these, free for the taking.
Matt Williams says
5 years later…. do you still have one free for the taking?
Mark says
That is a fantastic sink! I have the cross handle shut off valves you can see in the photo and it’s the little details like that that make the difference.
Thanks for this!
Miss Jess says
This is great, thanks for sharing! Definitely one that I’ll keep in mind when it’s time to renovate my bathroom.
Pam Kueber says
Thanks, Sarah, that’s kind of what I thought. This is a style that goes way back. In my 1912 Colonial Revival in Michigan — my first renovation project — I pulled out a distressed wall hung. Put in a “sea shell” pedestal from… Builder’s Square. Remember that company? This reproduction would have been much much much much better — if I’d have known (and if it even existed.) It’s a nice one!
sarah says
This is nearly a dead ringer for our sink, which dates to 1919 (enamelled iron – the original upstairs bathroom suite is still intact) if that helps! It’s a lovely repro — I’m keeping it in mind if we need to replace ours!