emilygaljersey asked:


I’m trying to find props for the Pascal theatre company’s production of The Merchant of Venice - running 11th Sept - Oct 13th at the Arcola theatre London. We are over budget so cant spend much, if anything at all. Im trying to find a 1940s/50s bathtub that can be put on wheels or put on a dollie on wheels for the show. We are based in London. I have researched the bathtub era on the net with little success in even finding what Im looking for. Any ideas?

3 Responses to “Where can I find a 1940s/50s bathtub in london and what does one look like?”

1. carla b on December 16th, 2008 11:31 am

   Look at the blue one.. it is what you are describing. I don’t know where you’ll find one in London. If you have an designer there or artist. he may be able to create some legs for you, using clay or modeling art.

2. rosie recipe on December 17th, 2008 8:03 am

   rectangular, with cut off corners.

   There may be slight steps at the rim

   Straight lines not curves

   You don’t need legs, they were boxed in by then

3. brainstorm on December 18th, 2008 10:31 am

   This is before acrylic baths and materials were in short supply in those decades.
   It would have been made of pressed steel covered in white enamel ( no colours) and boxed in at the sides with a plywood or hardboard covered frame