Any ideas on the best way to clean up the rust? One will be put to use as a hand washing sink in the back yard. The other will be built into a “mud kitchen” for the kiddos. I think they’re pretty cool for $10 each. Can anybody tell how old they are? They are cast iron.

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CLR or hydrogen peroxide, green scotch brite.

Had those in school. I'd guess the are from the 40s

We have a guy resurfacing our ceramic shower or I should say he is covering it. But his FB page has a pic of a sink like that but 100 time worse than either of those. He refurbished it and the after pic was amazing.

I asked him about it when he was over looking at our project. He said one of his employees did it and he didn't go into the process but he said it's expensive to do it right and to preserve it.

These types of fixtures are making a come back you got a good deal at $10 a piece.

Ospho for the rust then reglaze or reseal it. It rusted through as the glaze is gone on the porcelain. To properly restore is way beyond its value. 400 or 600 wet/dry sandpaper for the scratches. You will be surprised at the improvement.
Did those come out of a commercial building? Those are self closing faucets, perfect for kids...

Never cared for the separate taps. You get cold and you get hot, but nothing in between.

My parents had that exact sink and faucets in the bathroom when I was a kid in the early 60's.

They are HEAVY.

Thanks for the replies. They ARE heavy. I’m not really concerned with a refurbishment really, and it’s not something I’ll spend money on. But if I can clean them up a little it’s worth a bit of elbow grease.

One won’t even have water going to it and the other will just have a cold only tapped from a nearby hose bib so the single sided faucet is fine. I think I’ll try and find a similar style drinking faucet for the hole on the other side. That would be most handy.

They came out of some ladies little warehouse where they have apparently been for years. Before that I have no idea.

Hope you got the hangers that hold them on the wall.

I kin git you a deal on c.1928 two-piece toilets. And my buddy just tossed a 1946 toilet with original brass ballcock, flush elle, lift wires, lift wires guide arm, the whole thing. I asked him to at least bust the tank apart and save me the brass components for my diorama.

My next collecting binge? Pre-war brass toilet seat hinges.

[QUOTE] Can anybody tell how old they are? They are cast iron. [QUOTE]

My grandparents home had that type of sink in the bathroom. I know their house was built in the 1920's. I have no idea if the sink was original to the home. But on the other hand they were not prone to replace anything that was still functional, so they may have been original. Cool sinks.

I have the same sink in the 3rd floor maid's quarters of my house. The house was built in 1908.

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Originally posted by Rev. A. J. Forsyth:
I have the same sink in the 3rd floor maid's quarters of my house. The house was built in 1908.

Now that’s interesting.... I wonder if they were being manufactured for a long time.

Many of those old fixtures had a date cast in them. Take a close look underneath.

There are DIY porcelain refinishing kits available. Spray or roll on

More of an xylene epoxy base product

Just a thought