Antique toilets are the final pieces when rebuilding an old house. Restored old, historical houses tend to leave people with a feeling of nostalgia and amazement, which can easily be broken when they enter the bathroom and find automatic toilet seats. Expending time and energy bringing old houses to their former glory entails going the whole nine yards, even with the plumbing. This completes the historical feel of the house; much like the one right door handle completes vintage cars. Antique toilets are reflections of the times in which the house was built and can sometimes hold quite interesting histories.
Historic House Parts has quite a selection of vintage and antique toilets. We’ll take a look at a few of the more interesting ones. There is a vintage Crane Illini Toilet with a Crane Craco tank. This set consists of a white toilet and white colored toilet seat and a water tank with a chrome lid. This is perfect for houses and buildings that were constructed around the 1940’s and 1950’s. It brings back memories of the scene in “The Godfather”, in which Michael Corleone reaches for a gun hidden behind the water tank. It will generally have great appeal to movie and literature enthusiasts. This set is priced at $175.
Another interesting piece from Historic House Parts is the Train Station Toilet. It consists of a dinky looking toilet with a brown colored toilet seat and a round metal water tank. It evokes memories of old steam powered trains and Wild West scenes. It also features a spring loaded toilet seat with a flush mechanism from a time when flush mechanisms were still considered great innovations. This Train Station Toilet is priced at $475.
For those with more eccentric tastes, one antique toilet that has made the “Oddest Toilets” list is the Dagobert Throne Toilet. As the name suggests, it appears as a throne, complete with a high wooden back rest and wooden arm rests. The toilet seat is made from ash wood with 3 layers of smooth, glossy polyurethane finish. Meanwhile the toilet is made of ivory with a hand painted design around the bottom. It is incorporated seamlessly into the throne. The toilet uses an antique style pull chain for the flush. This toilet can really make the user feel like royalty with it’s over the top features like a candle holder and ashtray on the toilet seat. It even plays a song when the toilet cover is lifted! With this antique toilet seat, a home can definitely feel like a castle. At the very least it is a great conversation piece and will definitely become your child’s favorite potty seat.
Antique toilet seats are, fortunately, optional for any home. These antique toilet seats help make time stop in historic house and buildings. These may have interesting stories behind them and definitely make going to the bathroom an original experience.