Vintage Plumbing Manufacturer Ads
1922 “Standard” Plumbing Fixtures Kitchen Sink Ad – Yard Stick High
Color print advertisement from The Delineator (May 1922) for Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. of Pittsburgh. Shows a woman washing dishes at a high “yard-stick” kitchen sink while a young girl measures the height with alphabet blocks spelling “YARD STICK HIGH 36 IN.” Three sink models (P-6814 QS, P-6710 QS, P-6707 QS) appear at the bottom.
J. L. Mott Iron Works “Inodoro” Embossed High-Tank Toilets
Catalog plate from The J. L. Mott Iron Works, New York, illustrating two ornate embossed porcelain toilets with wooden high tanks and pull chains (Plate 93-G and Plate 94-G). Classic late-19th / early-20th century design.
Mid-Century American Standard Bathroom with Red Floor
Color illustration of a 1940s–1950s bathroom featuring a white bathtub, chrome-legged sink with yellow towels, white toilet, and glossy deep-red floor with a circular beige rug. Classic postwar American Standard styling.
Antique Argenta Plumbing & Heating Co. Brass Toilet Paper Holder
Close-up of a solid brass wall-mounted toilet paper holder stamped “ARGENTA PLUMBING & HEATING CO. ARGENTA, ARK.” Historic local hardware from the Argenta (North Little Rock) district.
Fairfacts Fixtures Vintage Bathroom Advertisement
Early-20th-century color ad for Fairfacts Fixtures showing a woman in a red robe leaning over a white pedestal sink in a blue-tiled bathroom. Promotes snow-white china fixtures that “never become stained nor tarnished.”
920s Standard Plumbing Fixtures Bathroom Ad – Five-Foot Room
Color advertisement for Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. featuring a woman in a purple dress standing in a compact five-foot-square bathroom with a Pembroke bath/shower, Marcosa lavatory, and Expulso closet. Classic 1920s elegance.
Mid-Century Kohler of Kohler Pink Bathroom Advertisement
1950s-style Kohler ad showing a woman stepping into a pink bathtub. Includes a pink sink, blue towels, and inset photos of chrome faucets. Tagline emphasizes “refreshing as the bath… exhilarating as the shower.”
Crane Co. Vintage Bathroom Illustration – Beauty in the Open
Early-20th-century Crane advertisement depicting an elegant tiled bathroom with a freestanding tub, twin dark-topped vanities, and the slogan “Crane Beauty in the Open; Crane Quality in All Hidden Fittings.”
1956 Eljer Bathroom Fixtures Advertisement
Full-page 1956 Eljer (Division of the Murray Corporation) ad featuring a woman in red tights in a yoga pose, with inset photos of a white bathtub, pedestal sink, and toilet. Slogan: “Look once—twice—forever.”
Standard Plumbing Fixtures 1920s Bathroom – Five Feet Square
Color illustration by R. James Stuart of a woman in a yellow nightgown standing before a pedestal sink in a compact dark-tiled bathroom with bathtub and toilet. Classic Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. advertising art.
Standard Plumbing Fixtures – Mother and Child at Pedestal Sink
Soft color illustration by H. J. Dobie showing a mother in a pink robe washing a young girl’s hands at a white pedestal sink. Includes bathtub, wallpapered walls, and the Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. logo.
Early Standard Sanitary “Porcelain Enameled Baths & One Piece Lavatories” Ad
Black-and-white framed advertisement for Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. promoting porcelain-enameled baths and one-piece lavatories. Shows a claw-foot tub and pedestal sink in a formal bathroom setting with trade-mark seals.
Vintage Art Deco Green Pedestal Sink Illustration
Color painting of an ornate white-and-chrome pedestal sink with green ceramic base and matching green stool, set against green tiled walls. A woman in a blue robe is visible through an open doorway.
1930s Standard Colored Bathroom Fixtures – Mother Bathing Child
Horizontal color illustration of a 1930s bathroom with mint-green toilet, sink, and bathtub. A mother in a pink robe kneels beside the tub while bathing a toddler. Warm peach walls and geometric floor tiles complete the scene.