Looking for a cast iron bathtub with a specific shape

October 4, 2015 9:12 AM

We're trying to find a 60"x30" alcove bathtub made of cast iron but shaped like the American Standard Princeton tub. It's similar in shape to the cast iron tub we wanted to keep but which our contractor accidentally broke. It seems to be a standard "vintagey" tub shape, whereas new Kohler cast iron tubs have weird, angular shapes. Toto has one that's a little closer to what we're looking for but not quite right and more money than we're hoping to spend. Are there other manufacturers that I'm missing?
posted by boots to Home & Garden (2 answers total)

Is there a reason you're not considering a vintage tub? If you were originally planning on re-using an old tub anyhow, I don't see how it's any different to now get your hands on someone else's similar old tub that got pulled in a remodel and didn't happen to get broken in the process. (I would think if your contractor is assuming liability for breaking the tub and paying for the replacement, they could do the legwork of actually finding a vintage tub of the same style/size and similar condition to the one that got broken).
posted by drlith at 10:00 AM on October 4, 2015

We ended up having to buy a vintage tub to achieve this effect, but I won't do it again because I'm now concerned about lead in vintage bathtubs.
posted by purpleclover at 10:00 AM on October 4, 2015