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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: That_Smell_Is_Me on July 16, 2013, 01:33:16 PM
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Hello all! I was wondering what this old sink might be worth? It's a Kohler, was in our house until we remodeled recently. We were told that its the original sink that was installed when the house was built it 1910.
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I'm really glad I found these forums! WE have been interested in antiques for a long time, cant believe I never searched the web for a community until now!
Thanks in advance!
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Check out this site, Yours has some serious bowl damage but if looking to sell I would contact them to see if they purchase also!
:)
http://www.historichouseparts.com/antique_kitchen_sinks.html
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This is a great sink.
To buy a new one even similar to this today is well over $1,000. (We are remodeling our kitchen and a regular double sink would have cost us $900.)
Even selling it damaged in certain areas is no big deal. They have refinishers that do a great job. You might even want to look into it to get an estimate to help you to sell it!
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Wow, thanks for the responses! Any suggestions on I could contact about an estimate on this bad boy?
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wonders will never cease......if i saw this lying in a skip....it would still be there.... ::)
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Nice sink! Here's the one I cleaned up. Fortunately the porcelain was still intact on mine so it was a different situation than yours. I haven't installed mine yet, that is still in the works!
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x124/talesofthesevenseas/1909KitchenSinkBeforeDuringAfter.jpg)
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wonders will never cease......if i saw this lying in a skip....it would still be there.... ::)
I don't know what this means. My apologies.
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That is just "Wullie" and his humor. :)
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no apologies needed
bigwull is from scotland, I take it a skip is a dump
tales--so impressed with your sink--pls tell me how you saw beauty in the raw there....I mean how did you see that there was no damage--I would have thought your sink had it and yet its beautiful.
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It was a BIG project that took hours. I spent an entire weekend scrubbing. I used hydrogen peroxide and a pumice stone. It was a ton of work, but the result was beautiful in the end.
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Tales- that sink looks absolutely amazing! I may just start cleaning this one up myself! Any tips ?
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Thanks, just use Comet or Bon Ami first to get any dirt out of the way, then work on the stains very slowly, gently and carefully using the hydrogen peroxide and rubbing with the pumice stone. Rinse periodically with water and just keep working away at it. Plan on it taking a LOT of time. This is only for porcelain sinks and won't work for sinks with other finishes and can scratch sinks made of other materials. My 1909 sink above is porcelain over cast iron.
This also works very well for minor rust stains around faucets and drains in sinks and tubs!
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You can see some additional pics of my sink as it progressed and read the discussions about cleaning in the Projects section:
http://www.antique-shop.com/forums/index.php?topic=7853.0 (http://www.antique-shop.com/forums/index.php?topic=7853.0)
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wonders will never cease......if i saw this lying in a skip....it would still be there.... ::)
I don't know what this means. My apologies.
no need to apologise....just be thankful its over there..and not over here.....or else you would,nt be able to give it away....
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"Farm house sinks" are becoming very popular here (USA). They look fantastic with legs, like this one.
(http://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/sotc-farmhouse-drainboard-sink-p0814.jpg)
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Here's the faucet I got to go with my sink (also not installed yet!)
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x124/talesofthesevenseas/Faucet8.jpg)
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OK Tales you need to get on that ;D
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I do! My neighbor just told me he could do the install a couple of weeks ago, so I have someone who can plumb it now. Then I will have to learn to install tile. I gave up on the wooden counter idea and opted to go for cobalt blue/white Mexican tile.
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wonders will never cease......if i saw this lying in a skip....it would still be there.... ::)
I don't know what this means. My apologies.
no need to apologise....just be thankful its over there..and not over here.....or else you would,nt be able to give it away....
Ah I understand, haha. To be honest, I actually agree. While I appreciate the for what they are and love knowing it was made here in my home state 100 years ago... There's a reason we updated :)
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here,s a small one for sale over here...worth...very little.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/farmhouse-sink-/111117684335?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Bathroom_Sinks_PP&hash=item19df214e6f
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and another....much cheapness..over here we use them as planters....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-antique-farmhouse-allotment-alfresco-art-studio-kitchen-sink-/200937787870?pt=UK_H_G_Garden_Plants_Landscaping_Garden_Materials_ET&hash=item2ec8d351de
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and another....much cheapness..over here we use them as planters....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-antique-farmhouse-allotment-alfresco-art-studio-kitchen-sink-/200937787870?pt=UK_H_G_Garden_Plants_Landscaping_Garden_Materials_ET&hash=item2ec8d351de
If I'd known that I would have had you stuff a couple into a homeward bound suitcase a month back. ;)
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I don't know if any of you watch the HBO series True Blood, but Sookie Stackhouse has a wonderful farmhouse sink in her kitchen, very much like... is it OK to call you "Smelly"? They use a lot of actual houses to shoot the series rather than shooting on a set. This is Sookie's kitchen:
(http://truebloodnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sookinner1c.jpg)
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We had a single drain board one growing up. Two generations of little ones had their evening bath in that sink. That drain board (and my inattention) caused the demise of a lovely Limoges serving platter one Christmas. It was a sad day when mom and dad 'upgraded' to shiny s**t.
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and another....much cheapness..over here we use them as planters....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vintage-antique-farmhouse-allotment-alfresco-art-studio-kitchen-sink-/200937787870?pt=UK_H_G_Garden_Plants_Landscaping_Garden_Materials_ET&hash=item2ec8d351de
If I'd known that I would have had you stuff a couple into a homeward bound suitcase a month back. ;)
a well, ..there,s always snails mail...... ;D
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We had a single drain board one growing up. Two generations of little ones had their evening bath in that sink. That drain board (and my inattention) caused the demise of a lovely Limoges serving platter one Christmas. It was a sad day when mom and dad 'upgraded' to shiny s**t.
it could,ve been worse....it could,ve been like Wendy,s shabby shite.... ;D....time i was off to bed......
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Love True Blood, and that kitchen! Tales let me know if you have any questions on laying tile hubby does it all the time and will throw your questions to him. :) Cobalt blue /white Mexican tile can't wait to see it!!
Bigwull what did I ever do before you entered my life!!?? ;D
Sapphire isn't it funny how these old things tug at our memories and hearts!!
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Love True Blood, and that kitchen! Tales let me know if you have any questions on laying tile hubby does it all the time and will throw your questions to him. :) Cobalt blue /white Mexican tile can't wait to see it!!
Bigwull what did I ever do before you entered my life!!?? ;D
Sapphire isn't it funny how these old things tug at our memories and hearts!!
I've been using a double for nearly 40 years and still curse it......never enough room and a pain to keep looking clean. Give me good old white porcelain and memories any day. ;)
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eat yer hearts out.....here,s another..... ;D
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Belfast-double-sink-/171075213822?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_SinksTaps_GL&hash=item27d4e099fe
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I have one identical to Tales` sink in my front yard !! Its the dogs water bowl !! Yesterday Shadow, the Scottish deerhound, (mostly anyway) was laying in it !! And she is about 60 lbs !!
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Its been so hot here mart I would have been in it with him!!
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This is what ours was like......just reversed. That would explain why I do dishes 'left handed' .....so I'm told. :D
Mind you my parents wouldn't have paid near $500 for it back then........as the house on a lot and a half only cost them $8,800.
http://bellingham-ma.americanlisted.com/2019/furniture/vintage-single-basin-porcelain-over-cast-iron-sink-with-drainboard_22318789.html
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I have one identical to Tales` sink in my front yard !! Its the dogs water bowl !! Yesterday Shadow, the Scottish deerhound, (mostly anyway) was laying in it !! And she is about 60 lbs !!
I just spent $30 on a friggin wading pool for the dufus........he's too big to fit into the cheaper ones. Reminder to self: next dog - SMALLER!
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When we redid our kitchen a few years ago, we had a heck of a time finding a new cast iron sink with a drain board. Turns out that Kohler still makes them.
Around here most of the old ones are laying out in horse pastures, getting used for feed or salt.
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Its been so hot here mart I would have been in it with him!!
Maybe our Texas heat went a bit Northeast !! Its been cool here last few days !! Todays high was 82 !! Of course here mid 90`s is a cold wave !!
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Hasn't it been great Mart? And we have had tons of rain!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! Even ran outside in it.
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I have one identical to Tales` sink in my front yard !! Its the dogs water bowl !! Yesterday Shadow, the Scottish deerhound, (mostly anyway) was laying in it !! And she is about 60 lbs !!
I just spent $30 on a friggin wading pool for the dufus........he's too big to fit into the cheaper ones. Reminder to self: next dog - SMALLER!
..best get one of these then....very low maintenance....and cheap...only needs 2 x SP2,........ ;D
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Hasn't it been great Mart? And we have had tons of rain!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! Even ran outside in it.
we,ve had a heatwave for the past 2 weeks...its been hotter than normal....average 74deg...every day....its just a little too hot...much prefer low 60,s....
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Bigwull is referring to a new use for a reproduction/redesigned antique. ;D ;D
SKIP - 1. Mining. a metal box for carrying ore trash, hauled .....
Is not small boats sometimes called "skips"?