Antique Nickel Plated Landers, Frary, Clark “Universal” Tub Mount Shell Soap Dish

This is a heavy cast antique nickel plated Landers, Frary, Clark “Universal” bathtub mount soap dish that is in very good condition. This shell-shaped soap dish has drainage holes in the soap dish and the arms were at one time soldered into position but one arm has come loose from the solder but is still firmly affixed to the soap dish itself. The nickel plating is in good condition overall for this circa 1910 bathroom accessory but there are spots that are brassing. It will complement your bathroom renovation project perfectly.

Landers, Frary & Clark was a house wares company based in New Britain, Connecticut. It operated from 1865 until its assets were sold to the General Electric company in 1965. They manufactured a wide variety of products over the years, including stainless steel bull-nose rings and electric ranges, kitchen scales and vacuum bottles, window hardware and ice skates, mouse traps and percolators, can openers, corkscrews, cutlery, straight razors, aluminum cookware, and thousands of other products. Many of these items were marketed under the brand Universal. Some of the non-electric kitchenware assets were acquired from G.E. in 1984 by Universal House wares, Inc./Universal Trading, Inc., who still market “Universal” meat grinders and coffee mills.