“Spring Green” was part of their historic first color palette. Kohler - Spring Green to Spruce GreenĪ few years ago, Pam wrote about the very first year - 1927 - that Kohler offered its bathroom fixtures in colors besides white. What a versatile color!Ībove: DEA Bath matched their replacement toilet bolt caps to American-Standard’s Ming Green. Three images above: 1962 American-Standard catalog from the MBJ collection/ showing Ming Green fixtures. Above: Note the famous American Standard Gracelynn bathroom sink and vanity. Three images above from: 1950 American-Standard catalog from the MBJ collection/ showing Ming Green bathroom fixtures. So: We will crown American-Standard empress of this green dynasty!Ībove: 1930 American-Standard Ming Green sink, tub and toilet from the MBJ collection/. Golly, that’s a long time for a color to remain in a manufacturer’s portfolio. Kate was able to find American-Standard catalogs featuring Ming Green fixtures spanning the years 1930 to 1962. Above: Eat your heart out, Erica scored this jadeite (Ming Green or whatever) drainboard sink for her thrifty kitchen remodel. Nope, Dana: “Ming Green” is American-Standard’s version of a prewar jadeite color.Ībove: The image of the Ming Green steel kitchen cabinets, with Ming Green drainboard sink, is from Pam’s 1938 American-Standard catalog. In story about Dana’s Ming Green bathroom, Sarah said: “I did a web search for ming green, thinking it must be some amazing retro bathroom decor that I have never heard of and came up empty. Get your eyeballs ready, because Ming Green by any other name - and there are quite a few! - would look as sweet! Ming Green - American-StandardĪll of this research started with the debate in the comments section of one of our stories about Ming Green versus Mint Green. So she headed to a favorite resource, - and found many more examples of this delicious color from Kohler, Crane, Briggs, Eljer and Montgomery Ward. Pam had a few examples of this jadeite color in her vintage American Standard catalogs, and she sent Kate to hunt down more. “Ming green - what color is that?” a reader recently asked. Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021 these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.
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