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Here is some images of one disassembled so you know what you're up against.

The old cast iron wall brackets are readily available if the back of that sink is designed to be hung.





I'd guess those threaded screw in sink baskets or strainers would be easily replaceable if you have to destroy the old ones to get them out. I'd put new ones in regardless.

Odd ball gaskets can be made from rubber gasket material or possibly just puumbers putty.

Jeff. Your awesome

Thank you so much. This will be going into our laundry room if we can make the purchase

My father relentlessly told me to go all the way or stay home.

Never been sorry he drilled that into me, it's always paid off.

I'm seeing a couple similar vintage sinks of that condition for sale online for $1000.00 to $1200.00

Picked up the sink today in Asheville nc. In as good or better shape than the owner described! Was made 9/22/38! He took it out of a house they were restoring as owners wanted more modern sink in utility. How dumb. Heavy AF

Then the wife found a single basin 1931 concrete slant front utility sink 30 minutes north of Asheville. So I bounced up there and grabbed it to for 75$. It was just removed from the house as the 2nd owners of the house decided to update the downstairs. Was original to the house per the owner and her grandparents built the house. Date stamp was 3/1930.

Don’t even know where we will use it but couldn’t pass it up!

You're on a roll!


It looked great in the image you posted, I was surprised when you said there were two chips, I didn't see them.

If you end up not having a place for the second sink with your build you can get it prepped for installation and sell it.

Leave the sink as-is, the patina in priceless combined with a little provenance in today's market.

Just get the drain ready for install and put a nifty mixer on it and you could probably get better than a grand for it, $1500 even.

Highend interior decorators are starved for such items.

People are lost on proper restoration, gotta be willing to chase down original parts and pieces.

Keep the level of a trap in mind with the one you're installing.
It's going to be exceptional low, the receiving drain connection will have to be a perfect match.

Notta issue if you're thinking ahead with your construction.

I worked on two of those as I remember. The drain flange's were frozen on both. I used a Dremel and a cutoff wheel and cut them about 1/4" down from the top (inside). The holes were too small for the replacement drain flange. I used the drum sand piece on the Dremel to wallow them open a bit until the new flange dropped in. I used bathtub drain flanges.

I’ll try to post some good images today!