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marble falls

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15. They weigh in excess of four hundred pounds and are ungainly to move. Problematic removal tends....

Wed Dec 13, 2017, 11:27 PM

Dec 2017

to trump aesthetics usually with these monsters. In the late 60's and early seventies some people cut the fronts to make extremely uncomfortable couches.

I've moved these things and it was never worth the $200 - $300 plus salvage for them - $.05/lb in the seventies to move them.

It could cost an easy $1,000 to have one moved out now, but there is a good market for them for restoration of old houses. The claw feet alone can be worth a couple of hundred bucks.

I'd have to learn to love it.

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Removing an old, large claw foot tub [View all] htuttle Dec 2017 OP

The tub is most likely mercuryblues Dec 2017 #1

They are in high demand and valuable randr Dec 2017 #2

I've always wanted a nice, deep old claw foot bathtub Siwsan Dec 2017 #3

I measured the width with a stick and my thumb, lol. htuttle Dec 2017 #5

It's probably cast iron Danascot Dec 2017 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Sinistrous Dec 2017 #6

Makes ya wonder doesn't it ! Wash. state Desk Jet Dec 2017 #7

My house was built in 1923 NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #8

I live in an old farmhouse. murielm99 Dec 2017 #9

Most of the time, it's as others have said, calikid Dec 2017 #10

The claw feet can be easily removed. marble falls Dec 2017 #11

Pls. tell me how, 'cause we have the same problem! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #12

They're held on by a big square nut, WD-40 them and heat them a bit with a torch .... marble falls Dec 2017 #13

Thank you for the info. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #14

They weigh in excess of four hundred pounds and are ungainly to move. Problematic removal tends.... marble falls Dec 2017 #15