Listed today is this lovely vintage 1" Recessed "Spring Green" Ceramic...New Old Stock... soap dish with grab bar.  This has a fine glossy finish...this dish has a lip that covers the wall tile for a seamless look.


Using a vintage American Olean, the color is: Spring Green #14

Green is a difficult color to photograph, some of these pictures taken in natural sunlight.

The Brightest pictures are natural sunlight, the others taken in studio.

This spring green color is a bit lighter in color than the Sylvan Green color.

See pictures of model number from a 1964 American Olean catalog 

Free small sample of this color is available, message name and mailing address


Please look over the pictures above and ask questions when needed. Thanks for your interest.


Soap dish with grab bar:

Measures approx. 5-7/8" tall X 6-5/16" wide.

Total Depth is 4"   Recessed portion is 1"

This is a surface mount to be installed over the field tile (semi-flush) and not flush with it.

There is about 1/2-inch overlay on the surrounding field tile.

Depth needed for installation is inch from finished surface.

Projection from finished surface is 3 inches.


Fine Glossy Finish, criteria 1950's 1960's

The American Olean Company merged the American Co. later in 1950's

                                                                                    

Interesting Reading...Brief History:

 

The American Encaustic Tiling Co. (AET) formed in 1875 with their first plant in Zanesville Ohio. They greatly expanded their business by buying defunct tile manufacturers in Perth Amboy, New Jersey; Hermosa Beach, California & Vernon, California.

 

The Depression hit hard and unlike GMB, they did not expand their product line into other ceramic items like Dinnerware, Pottery, etc. They went into bankruptcy in 1933 and the US Bankruptcy court assigned Malcolm Schweiker of Franklin Tile of Lansdale PA as trustee to sell off assets.

 

Mr. Schweiker bought the NJ plant and assumed the stock market exchange name AET which was valuable. He continued to use the name for some time and later, after purchased Olean Tile in Olean NY, he changed the company name to American Olean. AET owned the trademark HERMOSA and when GMB purchased the Hermosa Beach plant, they continued to use the Hermosa name on their tiles until about 1962 when they merged with Lock Joint Pipe Co to form International Pipe & Ceramics Corp and later began to use the trademark Interpace.

 

Check out my eBay store for more vintage bathroom accessories, I am adding more items daily.

I have hundreds of field tiles, cap tiles, and bull-nose tiles waiting to be listed.

If you need vintage ceramic tiles; contact us with your request and I will check to see what we have available.