Ohmega Salvage

Recently, one of our fans over on Facebook asked about fixing a clawfoot tub foot that keeps slipping off. American Standard Clawfoot Tub with tapered wedge and set screw Tub feet are typically first put on with the tub upside down. That way you do not have to fight gravity to set them in and you have full access to the screws. If the tub is already in place and you need to replace the foot it is going to be VERY difficult to do properly. There are a lot of different designs and mounting systems for tub feet .  The most common foot attachment method out there is a tapered wedge tongue with a set screw. To replace the tub foot in situ, you need to temporarily lift the tub up just a little higher than the foot when it is in place. (I've heard of using a car jack to do this, but be careful!) Place some type of wood blocks or similar to hold the tub up securely. Take the foot that has fallen out and loosen the set screw so that it does not drag across the bottom of the tub as you sl...

Our favorite item this week is an Art Deco Style Chandelier .  Isn't it lovely?!!  Find it for sale on the Ohmega Salvage website under " Art Deco Lighting ."

This week, our favorite new item in the shop is this medieval themed Cal Art Tile.  It features knights and castles and jousting! Cal Art Tile was made in Richmond, California (just down the street from us) from 1923 until 1956.  We removed this mantel from a home here in Berkeley.  You can see the original schematic for the mantel below. Here's what it looked like when we removed it!

Steve Smith, general manager of Ohmega Salvage , explains the history behind San Francisco's longest continually operating architectural salvage company.

In our last shipment of architectural salvage from France , we received a few of these glazed porcelain flower pieces.   Each of these "everlasting bouquets" used to decorate a cemetery plot, some dating back to as long ago as the early 1900's.

This week we got in two of these beautiful vintage Toledo Scales. If you didn't want to use these for their intended purpose (deli counter, butcher shop), they would make really cool accent pieces or shelves! Toledo Scale - Honest Weight!