Old-Timers
Style Notebook
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1. Hot & Cold
Based on a nineteenth-century design, the Savina faucet collection from Jado offers period detailing and ornamentation for the traditional bath. The line includes pillar taps and widespread faucets with porcelain-capped single, cross, and lever handles. Each offers a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute and comes in polished nickel. 800.227.2734, jadousa.com.
2. Traditional Lav Allia from Rohl is a fireclay dual-flush toilet that com-
plies with stringent water-use standards but offers Old World detailing for a traditional-style new home. Offered with coordinating sinks, the two-piece toilet features an oak hardwood cover, an elongated bowl, and a gravity-fed siphonic-jet flush system. 800.777.9762, rohlhome.com.
3. Fancy Fixtures
Sunrise Specialty’s 438 floor-mount shower/tub filler combination is a throwback to a bygone era and a perfect fit for a new old home. Designed to work with a bathtub that has no faucet holes, it features a single-handle diverter and is shown here with the optional 76-20 hand shower. It’s shown in polished chrome. 800.444.4280, sunrise specialty.com.
Old-Timers opposite: eric roth photo
Nothing ruins a new old house like the wrong windows, out-of-scale dormers, incorrect molding, and fixtures that don’t represent the era of the home. Don’t fret: Here are 10 fixtures and faucets that will give your bathrooms an authentic architectural feel. by Nigel F. Maynard
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Style Notebook
8. Edwardian Soak
4. Empire Style
The Wessex tub from Victoria + Albert sports an Edwardian design, but it’s made from modern-day Englishcast, a finely ground volcanic limestone mixed with resin. Measuring almost 60" long, 30" wide, and 153⁄4" deep, it sits on polished chrome metal ball-and-claw feet. 800.421.7189, vandabaths.com.
Adapted from styles popular in England and France during the late nineteenth century, the Empire tub from Waterworks is made from a synthetic composite material that offers thermal insulation to help maintain water temperature. The freestanding rectangular unit measures 70" long and 34" deep, so it’s ideal for two bathers. 800.899.6757, waterworks.com.
5. Peg Leg
This 1911 Monument Pottery serpentine peg leg sink from DEA Bathroom Machineries will lend an air of authenticity to your new old home. It measures 27" wide, 22" front to back, and 311⁄2" tall. The sink requires single-basin taps and has an overflow grate in place, plated in polished nickel or coated brass. 800.255.4426, deabath.com.
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6. Claw Foot
According to Period Bath, this Wolff clawfoot tub is very rare. Measuring 673⁄4" long and 333⁄4" wide, the piece is made from cast iron and features porcelain detailing on the waste lever and nickel plating on the hardware. The claw feet even have toenails. 585.325.2264, periodbath.com.
9. Fancy Fixture
Barber Wilsons & Co. of England makes complete assembly fittings to use with freestanding roll-top bathtubs—perfect for a traditional look in the bath. Shown here in Inca brass. For more information, visit barwil.co.uk.
10. Belle Bridge
M. Desiree Herbeau designed the Royale collection during the early 1900s, around the time Picasso and Chagall were painting in Montmartre and the Eiffel Tower was new. Capturing the Belle Époque era, the 3003 two-hole bridge faucet features ceramic cartridges and comes in seven finishes. 800.547.1608, herbeau.com.
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The Bancroft pedestal sink from Kohler features traditional curves and period detailing inspired by early-1900s American design. Made from vitreous china, the two-piece product measures 30" wide, accepts 8" centerset faucets, and comes with a slip-resistant surface that sits on the bath floor. It also coordinates with other products in the Bancroft suite. 800.456.4537, kohler.com.
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1. Hot & Cold
Based on a nineteenth-century design, the Savina faucet collection from Jado offers period detailing and ornamentation for the traditional bath. The line includes pillar taps and widespread faucets with porcelain-capped single, cross, and lever handles. Each offers a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute and comes in polished nickel. 800.227.2734, jadousa.com.
2. Traditional Lav Allia from Rohl is a fireclay dual-flush toilet that com-
plies with stringent water-use standards but offers Old World detailing for a traditional-style new home. Offered with coordinating sinks, the two-piece toilet features an oak hardwood cover, an elongated bowl, and a gravity-fed siphonic-jet flush system. 800.777.9762, rohlhome.com.
3. Fancy Fixtures
Sunrise Specialty’s 438 floor-mount shower/tub filler combination is a throwback to a bygone era and a perfect fit for a new old home. Designed to work with a bathtub that has no faucet holes, it features a single-handle diverter and is shown here with the optional 76-20 hand shower. It’s shown in polished chrome. 800.444.4280, sunrise specialty.com.
Old-Timers opposite: eric roth photo
Nothing ruins a new old house like the wrong windows, out-of-scale dormers, incorrect molding, and fixtures that don’t represent the era of the home. Don’t fret: Here are 10 fixtures and faucets that will give your bathrooms an authentic architectural feel. by Nigel F. Maynard
28 Old-House Journal’s New Old House
Kit c h e n s | B a t h s 2 0 1 3
2 Kitchens | Baths 2013
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Style Notebook
8. Edwardian Soak
4. Empire Style
The Wessex tub from Victoria + Albert sports an Edwardian design, but it’s made from modern-day Englishcast, a finely ground volcanic limestone mixed with resin. Measuring almost 60" long, 30" wide, and 153⁄4" deep, it sits on polished chrome metal ball-and-claw feet. 800.421.7189, vandabaths.com.
Adapted from styles popular in England and France during the late nineteenth century, the Empire tub from Waterworks is made from a synthetic composite material that offers thermal insulation to help maintain water temperature. The freestanding rectangular unit measures 70" long and 34" deep, so it’s ideal for two bathers. 800.899.6757, waterworks.com.
5. Peg Leg
This 1911 Monument Pottery serpentine peg leg sink from DEA Bathroom Machineries will lend an air of authenticity to your new old home. It measures 27" wide, 22" front to back, and 311⁄2" tall. The sink requires single-basin taps and has an overflow grate in place, plated in polished nickel or coated brass. 800.255.4426, deabath.com.
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6. Claw Foot
According to Period Bath, this Wolff clawfoot tub is very rare. Measuring 673⁄4" long and 333⁄4" wide, the piece is made from cast iron and features porcelain detailing on the waste lever and nickel plating on the hardware. The claw feet even have toenails. 585.325.2264, periodbath.com.
9. Fancy Fixture
Barber Wilsons & Co. of England makes complete assembly fittings to use with freestanding roll-top bathtubs—perfect for a traditional look in the bath. Shown here in Inca brass. For more information, visit barwil.co.uk.
10. Belle Bridge
M. Desiree Herbeau designed the Royale collection during the early 1900s, around the time Picasso and Chagall were painting in Montmartre and the Eiffel Tower was new. Capturing the Belle Époque era, the 3003 two-hole bridge faucet features ceramic cartridges and comes in seven finishes. 800.547.1608, herbeau.com.
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The Bancroft pedestal sink from Kohler features traditional curves and period detailing inspired by early-1900s American design. Made from vitreous china, the two-piece product measures 30" wide, accepts 8" centerset faucets, and comes with a slip-resistant surface that sits on the bath floor. It also coordinates with other products in the Bancroft suite. 800.456.4537, kohler.com.
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