Odd and wonderful vintage Universal Rundle bathroom faucet and sink

Woddity week continues here on Retro Renovation. Lookie this: A Universal Rundle bathroom sink faucet with sort-of lever handles that sit underneath a big clunky… spaceship?… turtle? This is pretty wacky — and wonderful!

This faucet was among the finds of ebay seller nomoredrama4me, who told us in our story last week:

Indeed, I followed up with the seller, who said:

Thank you! I have literally an entire warehouse of new old stock items. It’s all very fun to look through. 100’s of sinks and 100’s of light fixtures. My father-in-law used to buy out old hardware stores in the 60’s and put everything he bought in a warehouse thinking he would go through it all someday and never did. He has given me free reign in selling it off. If there is anything in particular your followers like let me know and I will get it listed so you can have pics.

Read our first story: Hardware store New Old Stock – “100s of sinks, 100s of light fixtures”

Universal Rundle Sink — New Old Stock!

But wait! There’s also an entire assembly — a vintage Universal Rundle bathroom sink. Looks like this turtle/spaceship faucet is specifically designed for the sink. The “shelf” is angled.

Precautionary Pam reminds:

When buying vintage — including New Old Stock — with the intention of installing it, be sure to research whether the item is up to current building code and safety standards. For example: Vintage lighting, even if new old stock, should have its wiring checked — and there may be other issues — get with a pro. Vintage plumbing pipes may not be up to current standards for, for example, lead. Get with your own properly licensed professionals to help you assess what you have so that you can make informed decisions.

To check out this rare vintage faucet… the sink… and to see the other items coming out of the warehouse daily, go to the following (*all affiliate links):

• New Old Stock Universal Rundle sink – yellow, with faucet
• Vintage Universal Rundle bathroom faucet
• Lots of NOS from an old hardware store 
• Mac and Iphone and IPad users try this link instead — when you get there, look for the Search box that says SEARCH WITHIN STORE, then type in New Old Stock to narrow search.

Above: Some of stuff being that was being prepped for listing last week. More to come! Oh My.

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