Help me identify what these rusty metal things are for!

December 6, 2023 2:42 PM

Recently purchased a house in Savannah, GA, built in 1902. Our contractor found these under our house. Any idea what they're for?

Text on them appears to be:

D & MWKS

Patent applied for

Made in USA

posted by Unsomnambulist to Home & Garden (5 answers total)

Best answer: It's a bracket to hang a wall mounted sink on. You bolt this into the wall and then hook the cutouts of your porcelain sink over the little stick out lip thingies. I think.
posted by phunniemee at 2:46 PM on December 6, 2023 [1 favorite]

Best answer: I think phunniemee has it - definitely brackets, for something heavy. Older sinks (like a laundry sink) would have been enameled cast iron, and quite heavy.
posted by dbmcd at 2:58 PM on December 6, 2023

Best answer: The American Standard logo matches up. Sink, but not original to a 1902 house.
posted by JoeZydeco at 3:28 PM on December 6, 2023

Best answer: Sink brackets for sure. Probably for hanging cast iron sinks rather than porcelain.
posted by dg at 3:51 PM on December 6, 2023

Best answer: I expect that D & M WKS --> Dawes and Myler Works, which became part of the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company in 1875
posted by sriracha at 3:55 PM on December 6, 2023 [5 favorites]