Accession Number

2005.026.002.001

Alternate Name

basin cock

Description

One in a pair of brass nickel-plated sink faucets. The vertical shaft is cast as one piece and is hollow to allow water to flow through it. There are three bulbous sections in the middle. The largest section is 3.2cm in diameter. Branching from its side is the 8.5cmL X 1.3 Dia spout with a 4cmL down-turned end. From its top is the threaded shaft and bolt through which the four-spoke metal handle is turned. At the opposite end of the shaft is a 5.2 hollow threaded shaft with two hexagonal nuts screwed on.

Narrative

This compression sink faucet closely resembles an example depicted on page 8 of the trade catalogue published by Fleck Bros. of Philadelphia in 1890,  and on page 10 of the trade catalogue published by the Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill., in 1908.

It was purchased by The Castle Society for Craigdarroch's third floor bathroom presentation. 

History of Use

Unknown. This pair of faucets was purchased by The Castle Society in 2005 from a Los Angeles, California dealer of vintage plumbing equipment.

Date

circa 1886

Dimensions

25.3 x 11.7 cm

Material

Metal, brass; Metal, nickel

Technique

Cast; Tooled; Electroplated

Country of Origin

United States of America