Victorian Loos Can Leave You Feeling Flush [Scot Region]
Summary
ARE you sitting on a goldmine? You could be if you own a Victorian toilet. Once torn out of older homes as outdated, they are now fetching thousands of pounds and being plumbed back into properties as prized period pieces.
The cistern-driven pans that started to be made in the mid-1880s are the most collectible, as they are the earliest toilets that are readily adaptable to modern bathrooms. Of these, the most valuable are decorated with prints such as flower arrangements. The golden era of their manufacture came between 1880 and the First World War.See the full content of this document
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Victorian Loos Can Leave You Feeling Flush [Scot Region]
Historic brands such as Twyfords, Edward Johns (which later became Armitage), Crapper, Royal Doulton and Jennings are among the best makes.
Later pans tend to fetch less because mass production flooded the market.The earli...See the full content of this document