Peerless now seems to be the only company manufacturing toilets in midcentury colors. This is an important resource for many Retro Renovators, fingers crossed the pipeline stays in place!
2021 UPDATE from Pam: Pastel colored sinks and toilets NO LONGER AVAILABLE from Peerless — sadly, it seems that the company closed down completely in Dec. 2020. Cross your fingers again, though, because I talked to the former distributor for Peerless, and they say they are looking for another option for pastel colored potties and sinks. They promised to let me know if replacement models do become available — so that I can let readers know.
I will keep this 2016 story up for historical purposes.
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Original 2016 story:
I contacted Matt Ford, President of Peerless Pottery, to inquire about which of their products were available in color. He replied:
The model of toilets we offer in colored pieces is (7160, 7660, and 7668) and we now have a nationwide supplier for us. The company name is Trumbull Industries. We offer Dresden Blue, Harvest Gold, Venetian Pink, Beige, Bone, Silver, and Biscuit.
Update May 24, 2016: Trumbull directed reader Ashley to find their products on this site: Bath 1. Ashley advises to also look on the homepage for discount codes. Thanks, Ashley!
Sinks in color, too — “maybe”
According to their catalog, Peerless doesn’t offer any of their sinks in colors other than white or bone, however when I asked Matt about getting their sinks in colors, he replied:
We offer all of them, however, availability is not very high since we do not have many requests. It would be best to call Trumbull Industries and have them place one on their next order. If they get enough requests they may begin stocking them.
Note the caveat: “If” they get enough requests they “may” begin stocking them.
Fortunately: We think that it’s going to be a lot easier finding a pink sink — vintage, than finding a working pink toilet vintage — and even then, a vintage toilet is likely not going to be low-flow.
So folks, if any of your are planning to build or restore a pink bathroom using new fixtures, there are your options.
- An UPDATE (2/26/2106) from reader ASHLEY: “We called Trumbull Industries and they directed us to Bath1, where they said consumers can purchase these retro colored toilets. We searched for “Pottery” and they came right up! They also have a 5% coupon available to use right now!” Thank you, Ashley, we see them!
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Repeating: 2021 UPDATE from Pam: Pastel colored sinks and toilets NO LONGER AVAILABLE from Peerless — sadly, it seems that the company closed down completely in Dec. 2020. Cross your fingers again, though, because I talked to the former distributor for Peerless, and they say they are looking for another option for pastel colored potties and sinks. They promised to let me know if replacement models do become available — so that I can let readers know.