When he was cleaning up the vintage cast iron porcelain sink from Lap House before re-installing it, Hick made a discover on the bottom.
"I found the year it was made. The date, really. And what might be a serial number or a model number."
It's upside down here. I should have flipped the photo, but that messed with my brain. Not the flipping, but the view when it was flipped. The date is 7/29/58. The number above it (or here below) is 6885.
None of that is here nor there. Hick just thought it was interesting to know how old the sink is. He didn't mention a manufacturer, so I guess he didn't see any markings for that. It's probably not a Kohler, because the innernets tell me that Kohler put a "K" in front of their numbers.
Yes. Hick cleaned the rest of the sink before installing it. I asked!
In case you haven't seen enough of the sink lately, here's what the business side looks like.
This was before Hick ripped it out. It has double drainers on the sides. They don't make 'em like they used to. Well. They probably do. But I suspect they're more fragile.
Aside from this taking up most of my counter space, I would love to have that sink. We have a gallery style kitchen, so counter space is premium. Our sink is some kind of weird composite that isn't white, nor cream, but looks a bit like really faded coffee, with cream in it. I can never tell if it's clean most of the time. Bad choice, IMHO. A house I used to own needed the sink replaced and we had a friend that would install it for us. I went to Menards to buy it. It was a porcelain type, and it broke before I got it out of the store. I got my money back asap, went back and chose one that cost almost twice as much. It was during a time when every manufacturer was getting artsy craftsy and the darn thing had 2 different sizes of sinks, as does my current one so probably from same time period, and I could never find a sink mat that would fit, so always had to cut it to the weird shape of the sink. Now I can hardly ever find sink mats because they must think we all have stainless steel? IDK but it is a pain to find ones that fit this sink also. Why do they have to mess with the basic things that worked for decades? Darn artsy fartsy people. Ranee
ReplyDeleteThis sink DOES take up a lot of space. But I could imagine doing prep work on the drain sides. I could set my little white cutting board there and slice up juicy things like tomatoes and pickles and watermelon, and rinse the liquid right into the sink.
DeleteI have an almond-colored sink. That's what Hick calls it. I never wanted it! When we built the house, and picked out cabinets and counters, I made sure to tell Hick I wanted a stainless steel sink like he had put in my $17,000 house. I loved that sink. But NO! Hick bought and installed this almond double sink. It only took a couple years before it got a small chip in the finish. My large pans won't submerge completely. Metal pans leave gray streaks on the sides, so I am continuously scrubbing the sink. A choice of sink is a very small concession to make to a woman who HAS NO DISHWASHER! Don't get me started on the plastic laundry sink Hick installed between my washer and dryer, even after I made it quite clear that I didn't want a laundry sink.
It is a beautiful sink. I like knowing how old things are too, when I had a new range hood installed here I wrote the date on the side with permanent marker.
ReplyDeleteSometimes Hick finds dates written on the wood when he tears out walls. It's like finding a hidden treasure, knowing that somebody left a record of when they worked on the house.
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