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!
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?
mike says
this is a small morgue sink from an old funeral home
mike says
This is a common sink found in a small morgue of yeteryear
RunsWithScissors says
Maybe it is from an old bar? It looks like a bar work sink to me.
Joe Felice says
I was thinking maybe a sink for Dr. G?
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.
Nina says
Sorry, this is a better link:
http://www.archantiques.com/id19.html
Industrial Sink
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