Question:
> I know exactly what type of sink you’re looking at…
Did yours have the original faucet or any parts of it? I’m not even sure what we’re looking for exactly. > We would have loved to keep that old sink. Nothing beats an old cast > iron/porcelain sink!
AND one basin is 11 inches deep! Makes washing the big pasta pot and canning pot a lot easier. Eric Salathe
Response:
I have seen single lever faucets with a 90 degree bend at the base. Possibly, mount one of these and somehow cover over the other holes? Large sinks like yours are coming back into "style", though today made of stone (granite, soapstone, etc.). Therefore, there should be some faucets being made especially in the higher-end "designer" lines.
Response:
Eric & Bennet: I know exactly what type of sink you’re looking at… UNFORTUNATELY *we* couldn’t find a faucet for it anywhere either. You might want to try what we did, though. You may have better success. We took a few pictures of it along with measurements and sent them to every specialty and/or antique plumbing supply house we could find. All replies came back as, "never saw one of *those* before…" Like I said, you might get a better reply. We would have loved to keep that old sink. Nothing beats an old cast iron/porcelain sink! Patrick
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> DId a quick search on web found: > http://www.plumbingwarehouse.com/clawfoot.html > I’m searching for an oddball faucet for an old kitchen sink. I’ve > scoured salvage stores and plumbing houses in Seattle with no success, > and was wondering if there are other places I might look that > specializes obsolete plumbing fixtures. Any national mail-order houses > for obscure parts? > Just in case anyone recognizes this beast: The faucet attaches to the > built-in splashguard of the kitchen sink. There are three holes for > plumbing (ie for each valve and the faucet), so mixing is behind the > sink. There was some sort of plate or housing mounted into a flat recess > in the splashguard. The holes are oblong in the splashguard, which > angles backwards, so the pipes could run vertically through the holes. > The holes for valves are 1 inch wide and 4 inches apart (centers), as > for standard horizontal faucets, so a standard 8-inch wall-mount faucet > won’t work. There are two small circular holes in the splashgaurd just > above the valve holes, presumably for securing the faucet to the sink. > Here’s a picture: > http://tao.atmos.washington.edu/~salathe/sink.html > The house came with a standard sink fixture installed, but the hot/cold > pipes run exposed vertically through the holes with the fixture floating > up in mid air where its horizontal base clears the splashguard. > Any ideas? > Eric Salathe > Seattle WA
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I’m searching for an oddball faucet for an old kitchen sink. I’ve scoured salvage stores and plumbing houses in Seattle with no success, and was wondering if there are other places I might look that specializes obsolete plumbing fixtures. Any national mail-order houses for obscure parts? Just in case anyone recognizes this beast: The faucet attaches to the built-in splashguard of the kitchen sink. There are three holes for plumbing (ie for each valve and the faucet), so mixing is behind the sink. There was some sort of plate or housing mounted into a flat recess in the splashguard. The holes are oblong in the splashguard, which angles backwards, so the pipes could run vertically through the holes. The holes for valves are 1 inch wide and 4 inches apart (centers), as for standard horizontal faucets, so a standard 8-inch wall-mount faucet won’t work. There are two small circular holes in the splashgaurd just above the valve holes, presumably for securing the faucet to the sink. Here’s a picture: http://tao.atmos.washington.edu/~salathe/sink.html The house came with a standard sink fixture installed, but the hot/cold pipes run exposed vertically through the holes with the fixture floating up in mid air where its horizontal base clears the splashguard. Any ideas? Eric Salathe Seattle WA
Response:
DId a quick search on web found: http://www.plumbingwarehouse.com/clawfoot.html
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m searching for an oddball faucet for an old kitchen sink. I’ve > scoured salvage stores and plumbing houses in Seattle with no success, > and was wondering if there are other places I might look that > specializes obsolete plumbing fixtures. Any national mail-order houses > for obscure parts? > Just in case anyone recognizes this beast: The faucet attaches to the > built-in splashguard of the kitchen sink. There are three holes for > plumbing (ie for each valve and the faucet), so mixing is behind the > sink. There was some sort of plate or housing mounted into a flat recess > in the splashguard. The holes are oblong in the splashguard, which > angles backwards, so the pipes could run vertically through the holes. > The holes for valves are 1 inch wide and 4 inches apart (centers), as > for standard horizontal faucets, so a standard 8-inch wall-mount faucet > won’t work. There are two small circular holes in the splashgaurd just > above the valve holes, presumably for securing the faucet to the sink. > Here’s a picture: > http://tao.atmos.washington.edu/~salathe/sink.html > The house came with a standard sink fixture installed, but the hot/cold > pipes run exposed vertically through the holes with the fixture floating > up in mid air where its horizontal base clears the splashguard. > Any ideas? > Eric Salathe > Seattle WA
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