1966 aqua porcelain kitchen-sink with egg shaped bowls and stick-shift faucet

aqua-vintage-kitchen-sinkYowza — now a genuine treat —  among the most tasty looking classic woddities in a little while. Reader Tami seen this unique aqua American Standard porcelain sink recorded available for sale on E Bay. The sink’s twice not-very-annular bowls… perhaps not-really-square-shape with maybe not-very-square hudee ring… luscious aqua shade… and first faucet with twin built in soap dispensers are unlike fairly anything we’ve actually noticed before. It appears like there’s a… stick-shift demanded? Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines… 

vintage-60s-turquoise-kitchen-sinkFrom your Ebay listing:

Quite difficult to find among these everywhere. Sorta reminds as some thing that would be on the Jetson’s.

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–Sink measurements & information–

  • American Regular Industrial Original Porcelain Cast-Iron sink Establish from 1966
  • This sink is in good shape with minor use & tear

This sink comes with all subsequent original & comprised

  • Faucet, I haven’t tried it to see whether it works escapes or correctly. It’s also marked American Regular
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Pam claims that working-this sink resembles it’d demand exactly the same ability she needed to push her father’s stick on-the-column Datsun pick up circa 1975.

  • Cord pull knob with cord, will not move, possibly able to free up it or change. I’m not certain what this was for but possibly a rubbish disposer or drain nearer.
  • Stamped on the base it states 42 x 21 in. Width/Duration
  • The sink continues to be lightly cleaned

mid-century-kitchen-sinkDate Stamped 4-1-1966 Additionally stamped American Regular & American Sanitary Louisville Created In the USA
This was the last twelvemonth & among the only years they created this kind of sink branded “Regular”– In 1967,the business switched its name to American Regular Corporation.This sink was created in Us back when points were made to last-This business has changed hands so many occasions today that Made in the united states by “Regular” is now a thing of yesteryear.

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  • Initial porcelain enamel finish has wear & tear -few pings in dings but over all in good shape
  • I did uncover a chip but it is up to the cast-iron, it’s on the upper-right of the bowl between the bowls.
  • It comes with scuffs and scratches, possibly able to shine out it.
  • This was just cleaned and there’s some soil/build up around faucet and the band.
  • As they’re part of the description please see all photographs.
  •  This sink weights likely 200 300 lbs.

1960s-kitchen-sink-retro With all its built in attributes, this sink should have been cutting-edge in 1966. Whether this sink were in my kitchen, I’m not certain I ‘d manage to find out the way to turn on the water and fix the temperature.

Mega thanks to E Bay seller tomcturtle for permitting us to archive his photographs of the midcentury sink that is impressive.

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Pam also seen another classic stick shift design American Standard sink faucet available for sale on E Bay.

Readers — have any of you noticed a sink similar to this before?

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