The latest addition to my toilet collection.
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countryford
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While I don't collect toilets, I do have a couple vintage toilets installed in my house. The two toilets are American Standard from the 50's, both in pink. When I bought the house, there were toilets from 2006 installed. I quickly removed them and installed the 50's pink toilets.
My dad, quite a few years ago, picked up a yellow toilet from te 60's. He got it for free. He never installed it and still has it. I'm thinking of bringing it down to Arizona from Minnesota. He also has a mobile home trailer on the property. The trailer is from the 50's. It is in really bad shape. Would need lots of work to bring it back, anyways it has the original blue toilet still installed in the bathroom of it. Another thing I want to remove, before the trailer completely collapses.
The house I grew up in, was built in 1916. The two main bathroom toilets were newer. The toilet in the basement, was probably original to the house. It had the pipe coming from the back side of the base and then up to the tank. I don't know if it is still there or not, since we moved away in 2001.
When I was a kid, we would go to visit my grandparents in California. The house was built in the 30's. The toilet in the bathroom was the one with the tank, up high with the long pipe going down to the base. The tank was wood(with the metal inside). My grandfather passed away in the 90's and my grandmother passed away in 2002. A couple years back the house was resold. The picture of the bathroom showed that the toilet had been changed.
My dad, quite a few years ago, picked up a yellow toilet from te 60's. He got it for free. He never installed it and still has it. I'm thinking of bringing it down to Arizona from Minnesota. He also has a mobile home trailer on the property. The trailer is from the 50's. It is in really bad shape. Would need lots of work to bring it back, anyways it has the original blue toilet still installed in the bathroom of it. Another thing I want to remove, before the trailer completely collapses.
The house I grew up in, was built in 1916. The two main bathroom toilets were newer. The toilet in the basement, was probably original to the house. It had the pipe coming from the back side of the base and then up to the tank. I don't know if it is still there or not, since we moved away in 2001.
When I was a kid, we would go to visit my grandparents in California. The house was built in the 30's. The toilet in the bathroom was the one with the tank, up high with the long pipe going down to the base. The tank was wood(with the metal inside). My grandfather passed away in the 90's and my grandmother passed away in 2002. A couple years back the house was resold. The picture of the bathroom showed that the toilet had been changed.
polkanut69
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The date stamp for my toilet is on the bottom side of the tank lid, June 28, 1935.
As long as we're on the subject I found some interesting (selected) information about toilets from wikipedia:
1) Ancient civilizations used toilets attached to simple flowing water sewage systems included those of the Indus Valley Civilization, e.g., Harappa[1] and Mohenjo-daro[2] which are located in present day India and Pakistan[3] and also the Romans and Egyptians.[4] Although a precursor to the modern flush toilet system was designed in 1596 by John Harington,[5] such systems did not come into widespread use until the late nineteenth century.
2) The third millennium BC was the "Age of Cleanliness." Toilets and sewers were invented in several parts of the world, and Mohenjo-Daro circa 2800 BC had some of the most advanced, with lavatories built into the outer walls of houses. These were primitive "Western-style" toilets made from bricks with wooden seats on top. They had vertical chutes, through which waste fell into street drains or cesspits.
3) In 1596, Sir John Harington (1561–1612) published A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of Ajax, describing a forerunner to the modern flush toilet installed at his house at Kelston.[18] The design had a flush valve to let water out of the tank, and a wash-down design to empty the bowl. He installed one for his godmother Queen Elizabeth I at Richmond Palace, although she refused to use it because it made too much noise.
4) The perception that human waste had value as fertilizer, and in ammonia production, delayed the construction of a modern sewer system as a replacement for the city's cesspool system. In the early 19th century, public officials and public hygiene experts studied and debated the matter at length, for several decades. The construction of an underground network of pipes to carry away solid and liquid waste was only begun in the mid 19th-century, gradually replacing the cesspool system, although cesspools were still in use in some parts of Paris into the 20th century.[17] The growth of indoor plumbing, toilets and bathtubs with running water came at the same time.
5) It has often been claimed in popular culture that the slang term for human bodily waste, "crap", originated with Sir Thomas Crapper because of his association with lavatories. The most common version of this story is that American servicemen stationed in England during World War I saw his name on cisterns and used it as army slang, i.e. "I'm going to the crapper".[10] The word crap is actually of Middle English origin; and predates its application to bodily waste. Its most likely etymological origin is a combination of two older words, the Dutch krappen: to pluck off, cut off, or separate; and the Old French crappe: siftings, waste or rejected matter (from the medieval Latin crappa, chaff).[10] In English, it was used to refer to chaff, and also to weeds, or other rubbish. Its first application to bodily waste, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, appeared in 1846 under a reference to a crapping ken, or a privy, where ken means a house.[10]
1) Ancient civilizations used toilets attached to simple flowing water sewage systems included those of the Indus Valley Civilization, e.g., Harappa[1] and Mohenjo-daro[2] which are located in present day India and Pakistan[3] and also the Romans and Egyptians.[4] Although a precursor to the modern flush toilet system was designed in 1596 by John Harington,[5] such systems did not come into widespread use until the late nineteenth century.
2) The third millennium BC was the "Age of Cleanliness." Toilets and sewers were invented in several parts of the world, and Mohenjo-Daro circa 2800 BC had some of the most advanced, with lavatories built into the outer walls of houses. These were primitive "Western-style" toilets made from bricks with wooden seats on top. They had vertical chutes, through which waste fell into street drains or cesspits.
3) In 1596, Sir John Harington (1561–1612) published A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of Ajax, describing a forerunner to the modern flush toilet installed at his house at Kelston.[18] The design had a flush valve to let water out of the tank, and a wash-down design to empty the bowl. He installed one for his godmother Queen Elizabeth I at Richmond Palace, although she refused to use it because it made too much noise.
4) The perception that human waste had value as fertilizer, and in ammonia production, delayed the construction of a modern sewer system as a replacement for the city's cesspool system. In the early 19th century, public officials and public hygiene experts studied and debated the matter at length, for several decades. The construction of an underground network of pipes to carry away solid and liquid waste was only begun in the mid 19th-century, gradually replacing the cesspool system, although cesspools were still in use in some parts of Paris into the 20th century.[17] The growth of indoor plumbing, toilets and bathtubs with running water came at the same time.
5) It has often been claimed in popular culture that the slang term for human bodily waste, "crap", originated with Sir Thomas Crapper because of his association with lavatories. The most common version of this story is that American servicemen stationed in England during World War I saw his name on cisterns and used it as army slang, i.e. "I'm going to the crapper".[10] The word crap is actually of Middle English origin; and predates its application to bodily waste. Its most likely etymological origin is a combination of two older words, the Dutch krappen: to pluck off, cut off, or separate; and the Old French crappe: siftings, waste or rejected matter (from the medieval Latin crappa, chaff).[10] In English, it was used to refer to chaff, and also to weeds, or other rubbish. Its first application to bodily waste, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, appeared in 1846 under a reference to a crapping ken, or a privy, where ken means a house.[10]
Yes, I have entertained thoughts of starting a forum just about toilets. There is a whole community on YT of toilet collecting and filming.
Below: my first toilet ever. A 1992 Artesian with a very unusual siphon jet flush. This one has a very big bulge for the siphon jet channel. I got this toilet when I was four or five.
Below: my first toilet ever. A 1992 Artesian with a very unusual siphon jet flush. This one has a very big bulge for the siphon jet channel. I got this toilet when I was four or five.
floor-a-matic
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">My landlord put on a new Glacier Bay "high-efficiency" toilet; the old one gave out.</span>
super-sweeper
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Wait a minute, Reply #32, what vintage TV is that in the corner?
There's nothing that would put the hippies in a fit more than a 5-gallon-per-flush toilet!
There's nothing that would put the hippies in a fit more than a 5-gallon-per-flush toilet!
marks_here
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Hay I resemble that remark!!!
super-sweeper
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oh dear Mark, YOU a HIPPIE!? Since when do hippies drive around in vintage Cadillacs?
marks_here
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Ghetto sled
super-sweeper
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OK let me rephrase that Mark, beautiful condition vintage Cadliacs that are in excellent running condition and have little to no damage!
I got two new toilets!
I got two new toilets at the Restore. I got a 1962 Kohler Wellworth, and a circa 1960 Mystery "Standard." I say "Mystery" because I have no idea what model it is. I knew it wasn't a Cadet since the Cadet has four bolt holes. I think it might be a Compact Cadet, but the tank is different than a Compact Cadet. The original sticker on the tank is in the newer gothic American-Standard font.
I got two new toilets at the Restore. I got a 1962 Kohler Wellworth, and a circa 1960 Mystery "Standard." I say "Mystery" because I have no idea what model it is. I knew it wasn't a Cadet since the Cadet has four bolt holes. I think it might be a Compact Cadet, but the tank is different than a Compact Cadet. The original sticker on the tank is in the newer gothic American-Standard font.
gusherb
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I love that Compact Cadet! That tank does look like a Compact Cadet tank.
The tank on your Wellworth appears to actually go with a Trylon, an interesting combination!
The tank on your Wellworth appears to actually go with a Trylon, an interesting combination!
@gusherb, thanks for the info on the Compact Cadet.
I'm pretty certain that the Wellworth has the original tank. I have seen several Wellworths on YT from this era that had this exact tank. Your '57 Wellworth is the style previous to this. In 1961, Kohler changed the style of the Wellworth to make it look more 1960's. In 1965, they changed it to the 70's style with the great big tank. In '63, they changed to the double K logo. This toilet says "WELLWORTH" in big blue letters.
Can you tell me more about your basement test rig? When I get my own house, I want something just like that.
I'm pretty certain that the Wellworth has the original tank. I have seen several Wellworths on YT from this era that had this exact tank. Your '57 Wellworth is the style previous to this. In 1961, Kohler changed the style of the Wellworth to make it look more 1960's. In 1965, they changed it to the 70's style with the great big tank. In '63, they changed to the double K logo. This toilet says "WELLWORTH" in big blue letters.
Can you tell me more about your basement test rig? When I get my own house, I want something just like that.
gusherb
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That's interesting with the Trylon and Wellworth tank that's what I suspected! Those must not be terribly common as I've never seen that style tank before. I love that catalog page! I'll take one of each in every color!
My basement rig is pretty simple, the house was built with the basement roughed out for a bathroom and so I just simply took advantage and set a toilet on the flange that's been there forever, unused. All the basement plumbing goes Into an ejector pit with a pump, so I can't flush anything crazy.
My basement rig is pretty simple, the house was built with the basement roughed out for a bathroom and so I just simply took advantage and set a toilet on the flange that's been there forever, unused. All the basement plumbing goes Into an ejector pit with a pump, so I can't flush anything crazy.
super-sweeper
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I'm going to take a random guess and say 'L59' is for '1959'
'KOHLER of KOHLER', I love it!
'KOHLER of KOHLER', I love it!
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