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Thread Number: 57420
/ Tag: Wanted to Buy Items
My search for vintage toilets |
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Post# 797801 , Reply# 2 12/7/2014 at 01:48 (3,438 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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 Travis, you would have a field day at Urban Ore in Berkeley. They have a whole section of yard with rows and rows of vintage toilets. Same goes for Ohmega Salvage on a slightly lesser scale.
I'm guessing you're going after types with wall mounted tanks because that was the type of toilet you removed. The sewer flange has to be further from the wall to accommodate such toilets.
We have the reverse situation in our upstairs bathroom. When my dad remodeled it in 1961, he put a modern toilet in but didn't tackle the major job of relocating the sewer flange, which left significant clearance between the back of the new toilet and the wall.
My sister's house in Berkeley had the same toilet as seen on the far left in the pictures above. As I recall, it made the classic sound of the toilet in the Bunker family's TV household. | ||
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Post# 797821 , Reply# 3 12/7/2014 at 04:50 (3,437 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 797834 , Reply# 4 12/7/2014 at 09:00 (3,437 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass) | ||
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Toilets We just thru out a 60 year old toilet,we couldnt get parts for it.I would have have given you the GD thing.It had a grear flush,BOWOOSH!The type of toilet that said step up to the bowl son and take your best shot! | ||
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Post# 797879 , Reply# 6 12/7/2014 at 13:23 (3,437 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Just FYI | ||
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Post# 798284 , Reply# 9 12/9/2014 at 12:16 (3,435 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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30 minutes
Whatever Kohler is selling there, it's hopefully not the norm. There's such a variety and you can find some TOL toilets, I'm sure, if you scour around. I've cleaned many public school toilets that were installed in the 50's - can't say we ever had a clogged toilet that was 30 minutes to purge and clear. That's a real Eddy crapper. :-)
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| Post# 798930 , Reply# 11 12/13/2014 at 19:19 (3,431 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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There are a few architectural type of stores around here that collects fixtures from houses that are demolished. You can go in and buy these pieces. They always have a bunch of toilets. And some are not as old as you may think they are. It's amazing what they have in that place. Doorknobs, doors, fences, toilets, sinks, bathtubs, windows, the works! | ||
| Post# 802416 , Reply# 12 1/5/2015 at 13:33 (3,408 days old) by Travis () | ||
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The conclusion of the toilet thread I just wanted to post what finally happened. I got a text from the lady that she would accept $150. I ignored it for a few days and then offered $100. I have now become a home for wayward toilets. Only here could I say that. | ||
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Post# 802458 , Reply# 13 1/5/2015 at 16:59 (3,408 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 802461 , Reply# 14 1/5/2015 at 17:07 (3,408 days old) by Travis () | ||
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Yes, Ken I think her husband told her to get rid of the darn thing. He was a contractor. I think he had brought it home to sell. | ||
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Post# 802518 , Reply# 15 1/5/2015 at 22:05 (3,408 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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used toilets
Travis----you ain't the only one. I never ever would have thought, when I bought my 1916 home with it 1952 addition, that I would seek out USED toilets. But I found a 1916 toilet with the tank hung on the wall, and then a 1955 yellow 2 piece toilet to match the existing yellow Kohler tub in the 1952 part of the house. They are in use daily, and look great. But if I ever move, I won't take them with me, nor will I ever search used toilets again. 2x is enough. And I won't post pics, sorry.
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Post# 802564 , Reply# 16 1/6/2015 at 07:03 (3,407 days old) by countryford (Austin, MN) |
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 Travis, if you ever make it up to Minnesota, I can get you two toilets. One blue and one yellow. I'm not sure exactly what brand they are though. Number of years ago, my dad picked up the yellow one for free. What his intentions with it, is anyones guess. He still has it out in the barn. Just dirty. The blue one is in a 60's mobile home trailer, that was on his property when he bought it. The trailer is just being used for storage and is in pretty sad shape. The bathroom is probably the best part of the whole trailer. | ||
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