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A set of three tile-in porcelain bathroom accessories, glazed in black - a soap dish with a bar above it, a cup holder, and a toothbrush holder with cup holder
An angled view of the underside of a tile-in inset soap dish, showing a grab bar protruding from the top of the piece
A side view of a tile-in porcelain soap dish with black glaze, showing that there is a grab bar protruding fairly far out from the piece, as well as the soap dish itself protruding slightly at the bottom. The portion that would be set into the wall is fairly deep, and there is some messiness to the glaze on that portion and along the side
A top-down view of a tile-in, black-glazed porcelain soap dish, with a grab bar protruding from the top and the ridged soap dish visible below it. The portion that goes into the wall protrudes backwards about as far as the grab bar protrudes forwards.
The back of a tile-in porcelain soap dish, featuring a large stamp reading "F-152 BILTIN - THE FAIRFACTS CO INC NEW YORK - PATENTED OCT. 23 1917 PATENTED MAY 28 1918 - MADE IN USA"
A porcelain tile-in cup holder glazed in glossy black, with triangles at the two outer corners. The portion that tiles in is stamped, reading "THE FAIRFACTS CO INC NEW YORK"
The back and top of a tile-in porcelain cup holder, glazed in glossy black
A side view of a tile-in porcelain cup holder, glazed in black. The tile-in portion is fairly shallow, and the cup holder portion has some geometric embellishments to its overall shape.
The underside of a tile-in porcelain cup holder, glazed in black. It shows a model number stamped over a triangle, reading F-503, and below that on the tile-in portion it reads "MADE IN USA PAT. APPLIED FOR"
The back of a tile-in porcelain cup holder, which is just smooth off-white porcelain
A black porcelain tile-in toothbrush holder, with clots for four toothbrushes and a round cup holder in the middle. Along the tile-in portion is a stamp reading "THE FAIRFACTS CO ING. NEW YORK"
The underside of a black porcelain tile-in toothbrush holder, with slots for four toothbrushes and a stamp reading "F 417" over a triangle
The back of a black porcelain wall-mounted toothbrush holder, with a stamp reading "THE FAIRFACTS CO INC. NEW YORK"
The underside of a black porcelain tile-in toothbrush holder, with slots for four toothbrushes and a stamp reading "F 417" over a triangle
A set of three tile-in porcelain bathroom accessories, glazed in black - a soap dish with a bar above it, a cup holder, and a toothbrush holder with cup holder
A set of three tile-in porcelain bathroom accessories, glazed in black - a soap dish with a bar above it, a cup holder, and a toothbrush holder with cup holder
An angled view of the underside of a tile-in inset soap dish, showing a grab bar protruding from the top of the piece
A side view of a tile-in porcelain soap dish with black glaze, showing that there is a grab bar protruding fairly far out from the piece, as well as the soap dish itself protruding slightly at the bottom. The portion that would be set into the wall is fairly deep, and there is some messiness to the glaze on that portion and along the side
A top-down view of a tile-in, black-glazed porcelain soap dish, with a grab bar protruding from the top and the ridged soap dish visible below it. The portion that goes into the wall protrudes backwards about as far as the grab bar protrudes forwards.
The back of a tile-in porcelain soap dish, featuring a large stamp reading "F-152 BILTIN - THE FAIRFACTS CO INC NEW YORK - PATENTED OCT. 23 1917 PATENTED MAY 28 1918 - MADE IN USA"
A porcelain tile-in cup holder glazed in glossy black, with triangles at the two outer corners. The portion that tiles in is stamped, reading "THE FAIRFACTS CO INC NEW YORK"
The back and top of a tile-in porcelain cup holder, glazed in glossy black
A side view of a tile-in porcelain cup holder, glazed in black. The tile-in portion is fairly shallow, and the cup holder portion has some geometric embellishments to its overall shape.
The underside of a tile-in porcelain cup holder, glazed in black. It shows a model number stamped over a triangle, reading F-503, and below that on the tile-in portion it reads "MADE IN USA PAT. APPLIED FOR"
The back of a tile-in porcelain cup holder, which is just smooth off-white porcelain
A black porcelain tile-in toothbrush holder, with clots for four toothbrushes and a round cup holder in the middle. Along the tile-in portion is a stamp reading "THE FAIRFACTS CO ING. NEW YORK"
The underside of a black porcelain tile-in toothbrush holder, with slots for four toothbrushes and a stamp reading "F 417" over a triangle
The back of a black porcelain wall-mounted toothbrush holder, with a stamp reading "THE FAIRFACTS CO INC. NEW YORK"
The underside of a black porcelain tile-in toothbrush holder, with slots for four toothbrushes and a stamp reading "F 417" over a triangle
A set of three tile-in porcelain bathroom accessories, glazed in black - a soap dish with a bar above it, a cup holder, and a toothbrush holder with cup holder

Fairfacts NOS Vintage Black Porcelain Bathroom Set

$275.00

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This beautiful matches set from The Fairfacts Co.'s Biltin line are simplicity itself, in glossy black that goes with nearly any color scheme. While the patent dates on the soap holder are from the 1910s, the triangle accents on the grab bar, toothbrush holder, and cup holder were first added in the late 1920s or early 1930s, which is also when the overall designs took a more geometric turn as part of the Art Deco era. 

The soap dish does need to be installed pretty deep into the wall, as the bar on the top is intended to be a grab bar, originally advertised as a safety feature - though it would also make a great hanging place for a washcloth! Similarly, one or both cup holders could be used for jewelry, hair ties, or whatever else you need a little round dish for. We're all about repurposing here at Hippo!

Condition: New old stock, never installed! There is some storage wear and chipping around the edges of the back of each piece, and the "legs" that stick out of the back of the soap dish are somewhat chipped as well, but otherwise these are in fantastic condition.

The soap holder is stamped on the back, reading "F-152 BILTIN / THE FAIRFACTS CO.INC. / NEW YORK / PATENTED OCT 23 1917 / PATENTED MAY 28 1918 / MADE IN U.S.A." and the cup holder and toothbrush holder are stamped on the top and bottom, reading "THE FAIRFACTS CO. INC. NEW YORK" and "MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. APPLD. FOR" respectively, as well as "F-503" on the cup holder and "F-417" on the toothbrush holder. All are also stamped with the double triangle logo of The Fairfacts Co.

Sold as a set of three pieces.

Dimensions:
Soap holder:
- Height: 6"
- Width: 6"
- Projection of grab bar: 2 1/4"
- Projection of soap dish: 3/4"
- Internal depth of inset: 3"
- Depth set into wall/tile: 2 3/4"

Toothbrush holder:
- Height: 3"
- Width: 6"
- Projection: 3"
- Diameter of cup holder inset: 2 1/2"
- Depth set into tile: 3/4"

Cup holder:
- Height: 4 1/4"
- Width: 4 1/4"
- Projection: 3"
- Diameter of cup holder inset: 2 1/2"
- Depth set into tile: 3/4"


SKU: P-008-26
LOC: PE2

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