Dandy Dave Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I think I may have found the oldest prewar Buick around. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> The best part is that it is in my barn.Who said the oldest Prewar Buick was an automobile??? David Dunbar Buick was in the plumbing manufactureing Business, Wasn't he? Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZondaC12 Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 HAHA!!! nice find! look at the brunette nearby! "what the heck is THAT doing here!?" <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serb Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Dave,I hope your David D. Buick bathtub will be on exhibit this weekend at the <span style="font-weight: bold">1st Annual New York State Invitational Meet sponsored by the Upstate NY Chapter of the BCA. </span> http://unybca.skyphix.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 If you guys really want it, I can bring it. I will need a water hook up to fill it and to keep it full from time to time as, although it is a recycling pump system, the water does evaporate with the shower running. This is a display that I have taken to a lot of engine shows though the years and It is a real head turner. The photos were taken at the Rhinebeck fair in 2005 in the Boice antique engine Display. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serb Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 It apears that Paul's eyes were on something other than David D's creation. Hey Paul and Dave.....see you tomorrow.You too JD.Stevo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveCorbin Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Dear Stevo: I'm lost slightly on this one. Does the bathtub have markings on it that identify Buick or does the engine or both? I know DDB was in the plumbing business (He invented the porclainizing process for cast iron), but he was also making small stationary engines and small boat engines before cars. If it's the engine, does it have a serial number? If so, what is it? I have reason to expect a number below about 2350 if it does. Regards, Dave Corbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 David Corbin and others who are seeking historical accuracy, The engine is a 1909 International Tom Thumb with a factory Myers orchard sprayer pump. This unit is rare with this set up but not Buick. The tub itself has no markings but looks like the one in the the May Bugle Add for The Buick and Sherwood Mfg. Company on page 32, bottom left hand corner. It has the same shape as the cast legs and supports and appears to have the sheet metal layer on the outside as well as inside and also has the wooden rim around it. I have never been able to identify the manufacturer of the tub but it really resembles that tub in the ad in every aspect. Even the way it is plumbed. By design alone I would venture that it is a Buick and Sherwood. I never gave that old tub in the barn a thought that it may have ties to Buick until I saw that ad. To tell you the truth it kind of took me back for a moment when I realized that I had one. I got this old tub from a clean up that I did for a fellow years ago and put the display together and have had a lot of fun with it. It has brought a lot of smiles to people who see it and it is something that they all reconize unlike other vintage equipment in a display. The ad is clearly before the age of heavy cast iron porcelin coated tubs and sinks of later years that D.D.B. is accociated with inventing the process there of. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveCorbin Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Dear Dave: The oldest known Buick artifact is an engine serial numbered #882, and it's in the Smithsonian !! Your tub would obviously predate the engine. If it really is a Buick & Sherwood, it's both exceedingly rare and probably of extreme value. I would encourage you to have it looked at by someone who can authenticate it and consider making a donation to the Buick Foundation. Regards, Dave Corbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 I googled Antique Bathtub and it seems that bathtub collector clubs are not on the web that I could find. Just a lot of restored for the home, or reproduction tubs for sale. Big Dollars $$$? I don't know. Something like this from my point of view is worth more from a historical aspect. Just because something is old does not make it valuable. To tell you the truth, it is not for sale anyway as I have a lot of fun with it when I take it to the shows, It is in pretty ruff condition but makes a great display. Something about rusty old iron that still works that is an attraction to people. I was offered $2,500 for the whole setup once and just laughed at the poor fellow. It is just too much fun having this unique piece to give it up for a fist full of dollars. It is great on a hot summers day in the middle of a show field while everyone is sweating to death to beable to get under the shower in swimming shorts and cool off. I've even sat in it with goggles, flippers, and snorkel and had people rolling with laughter. Engine.... $50, plumbing.... $5, Tub.... $0. Smiles and laughter,...... Priceless!!! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Thriller Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've even sat in it with goggles, flippers, and snorkel and had people rolling with laughter. Engine.... $50, plumbing.... $5, Tub.... $0. Smiles and laughter,...... Priceless!!! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Dave! </div></div>That would be worth the price of admission. Thanks for sharing and making me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OracleUK Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 You guys might to read this extract from a 1911 newspaper:http://www.gmhistorian.btinternet.co.uk/buickoil.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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