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    Olsonite glitter toilet seat

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    Posted by: pam kueber • July 15, 2016

    glitter-toilet-seatI’m obsessed with vintage glitter decor. Obsessed with vintage toilets. Obsessed with woddities. Obsessed with folks who find motherlodes of New Old Stock in old hardware store warehouses. So here’s where all my Age-of-Aquarius planets align: In a gold-glitter-embedded NOS Olsonite toilet seat (affiliate link) made by the Swedish Crucible Steel Company*, Plastics Division, Detroit, Mich. It’s from one of our favorite ebay sellers, nomoredrama4me, who keeps pulling stuff out of that insanely wonderful attic warehouse treasure trove of hers in Kansas City.

    *Super duper interestingly: Swedish Crucible Steel Company is credited with the invention of the all-plastic toilet seat. Nels Olson was the owner of the company, hence the new product was called Olsonite. More fascinating info to share at cocktail parties with all your friends who already think you are nuts for your retro fascinations.

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    Midcentury American industrial designers LOVED glitter:

    • glitter laminate40 historic designs of glitter laminate — from Formica, Textolite, Wilsonart and more
    • Glitter vinyl floor tile — we found a source (alas, I was told be a reader this is being discontinued so get it while you can)
    • Ceiling glitter — where to buy it — and my very pressing questions
    • Ruth Richmond for Weiser acrylic doorknobs — what we’re lusting after now


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    Links for more information:

    • To see all the New Old Stock from nomoredrama4me, click here (affiliate link) … and once there, take a look at “Sold Items” to see what got away…
    • See our other stories about products we’ve spotlighted from nomoredrama4me’s stockpile.

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