This weekend I can’t make it down to the house because we’re visiting friends out of state. As we hit the road for the visit, we swing down to Angel by the Sea salvage in Asbury Park to see if they have any Trenton Potteries sinks available. I’ve had my eye on these sinks after I found out that many early 1900s sinks and toilets were made in Trenton before all of the manufacturing dried up by the 1970s. The sinks appear to be pretty common because I see them for sale on ebay, etsy and other antique dealers, but the problem is that shipping them requires crating which adds a lot to the cost.

When we pull into the salvage yard, I ask the owner where the sinks are and if they have any Trenton Pottery models. She said she’s not sure, but as she walks us over to the sinks, one immediately jumps out as having the look of a Trenton sink. I point it out and she checks the underside and sure enough it has the Trenton stamp.

The owner almost convinces me to buy a salvaged toilet, but I’m not sure of the rough-in size of my toilet and you have to be careful with antique toilets because the modern standard is a 12” rough, but many old toilets are 14”. There’s a ton of other cool stuff at the store, but we just end up grabbing the sink.