Have you ever seen a sink like this? This vintage porcelain worktable with sink that Pam found on Ebay just might take the cake for most unusual sink ever. Was this specialty sink used as a tool of the trade? Maybe it was standard issue in a butcher shop, photography lab or a dentist office as suggested by seller theatreantiques — who was kind enough to allow us to feature this wonderful oddity of a sink.
From the listing:
Offering today is this antique-vintage porcelain work table with small sink in center of table. Not sure what this was used for, maybe a dentist spit sink? Porcelain has some age wear to it, but overall in great condition. The sink sits off center on pedestal. The sink measures 33 x 18.5 x 3.5 and pedestal is 27 inches tall. This is a heavy set, pick up would be advised!
Readers — what do you think is the purpose of this sink?
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mike says
This is a common sink found in a small morgue of yeteryear
mike says
this is a small morgue sink from an old funeral home
medtech says
I work In a medical laboratory. This sink is for disection of small body parts like ruptured appendix or cancerous uterus.
pam kueber says
Oh, that makes sense. Where does the water come from?