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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Nina says
Here! I finally found something similar. Of course, they don’t say what it is.
http://webhosting.web.com/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://www.archantiques.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/PLUMBING/42773industsinkdetail.jpg&target=tlx_picxm79
Nina says
Sorry, this is a better link:
http://www.archantiques.com/id19.html
Industrial Sink
Nina says
Ok I found this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/rare-vintage-1920s-royal-doulton-stoneware-autopsy-table-garden-feature-/290752090947?ru=http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=290752090947&_rdc=1&nma=true&si=4DKBO1h4HR2hl3XAKItxH70lBI0%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Maybe it’s something like this but for animals.
Joe Felice says
I was thinking maybe a sink for Dr. G?
RunsWithScissors says
Maybe it is from an old bar? It looks like a bar work sink to me.
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?