Life, 1925-02-26 · page 36 of 36
Life — February 26, 1925 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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The image shows a luxurious bathroom interior design from what appears to be the early 20th century. The text emphasizes how bathrooms evolved from mere utilities into spaces of "cleanliness and health" reflecting owners' desires for luxury and individual charm. The ad highlights specific Crane products: the Corwith tub, Ovatus dressing table, and Premo dental lavatory, all featuring cream-white enamel and vitreous china finishes. Spanish majolica tile borders in primrose, brown, and green provide decorative elements. The message appeals to middle-to-upper-class homeowners by suggesting that quality plumbing fixtures are now affordable ("at prices within reach of all") and available through their local plumbing contractor. Crane's extensive network of branches, showrooms, and manufacturing facilities across North America and internationally is listed to emphasize the company's reach and reliability.
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pe PRES eS) te From a mere utility, the modern bath- room has developed intoa spacious shrine of cleanliness and health. The skill of architects and designers has been taxed to keep pace with the desire of owners for individual charm and added luxury. In this Crane bathroom, the tiled floor and warm tan plaster walls have borders of Spanish majolica in primrose, brown and green. The new Corwith tub of RE ie : fam 4 LITY IN ALL HIDDEN FITTINGS cream white enamel is set ina recess, tiled insoftgreen. The Ovatus dressing table and Premo combination dental lavatory of vitreous china, twice-fired, matching the white purity of the Corwith bath. Your plumbing contractor can supply Crane fixtures ina broad variety of styles at prices within reach ofall. Letus send you our new booklet of color schemes, “The New Art of Fine Bathrooms.” CRANE GENERAL OFFICES: CRANE BUILDING, 836 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO CRANE LIMITED: CRANE BUILDING, 386 BEAVER HALL SQUARE, MONTREAL Branches and Sales Offices in One Hundred and Forty-eight Cities National Exhibit Rooms: Chicago, Works: Chicago, Bridgeport, Birmingham, San Francie and Mentreal , Trenton and Montreal CRANE EXPORT CORPORATION: NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, SHANGHAL CRANE-BENNETT, Lro., LONDON C# CRANE: PARIS, NANTES, BRUSSELS Crane drainage fisting comicbooks.com NN IM StiodvINNIN