Antique 1948 Standard Pedestal Sink Question
Recently purchased a vintage pedestal sink with markings on it that indicate a 1948 Standard sink and pedestal. Having owned or lived in an older home with pedestal sinks in the past I figured I'd be able to look at it upon arrival and see how it went together from the get go. Not the case. I can not figure out how the sink would attach to this pedestal in any meaningful way to accommodate the drain. Also, how does a sink like this attach to the wall to prevent it from tipping? I'm hoping I didn't get a lemon sink here but would love some direction. Haven't made it out to a local plumbing store yet to pick their brain but plan on doing that as well. Thought I'd check here first to see if anyone could help. The hardware in the original photos of the sink were removed before shipping the sink. See photos...
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoEek, that is my thought too that you got a mis-match - is the seller helpful at all? The pedestal clearly 'fits' on the base but interferes with the drain. I suppose you could make it work but it might involve some fabrication. I don't know if you could take some kind of ceramic bit on a rotary tool and cut out just enough so the drain has space to go through?
I fell in love with an amazing pedestal sink and my dear, dear husband hated every minute of installing it. He used some sort of wall cleat and ran a bolt through the base (ours had a hole already drilled) through the 5" concrete floor down to the basement.
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