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- We Found This Hiding In The Abandoned Bus | Creek Property
We found a 100 year old treasure hiding in the abandoned bus on our new abandoned creek property. We show you all going through the bus and pulling this hidden gem out of the pile of trash so we could really get a good look at just what we found.
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My husband worked at Kohler Company for 45 years making cast iron sinks and bathtubs. When you showed the bottom my husband said your right, it appears to be from 1919. The number 2 could be the shift it was made on and the series of number might be the pattern number. Our granddaughter works for Kohler in the office I’ll have her look in the archives and see what she finds. Considering the cost of new cast iron tubs it would be worth it to refurbish. There are company’s that re-glaze bathtubs. What an awesome find! Kohler still makes claw foot cast iron bathtubs.
Kohler…….is a high end company….I have a 6 foot soaker tub in grey bought it in 2000 paid $1,200 for it and it still looks like the day we installed it……also got the matching toilet…..my husband will only buy Kohler for tub and toilets now…….can’t wait to see if your daughter find any info on their great find.
I had no idea that Kohler still made those. Even with the rust and dirt it's still a beauty. It has so much potential!
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Cheryl that would be awesome if you could find out the information about the tub. I think claw foot tubs are beautiful. Your helpfulness is also beautiful, God Bless you and your family.
Excited to find out what you find.
The one suggestion I have is if you decide to keep it, no matter the cost, let the professionals do the restoration. If the rust removal isn’t done correctly it will reappear and all your very hard work will be for nought!! Cause believe me it is a very difficult process when you don’t have the correct equipment to do the job right! Just my thoughts
Sand blasting will remove a thin layer of the entire surface including the rust and leave it smooth as well when done professionally
I agree with having a professional at least restore it. If you want to paint it that you can do yourself on the outside. There was a time when I was a kid we had a clawfoot tub in my mom painted it. It lasted a long time. My grandparents had a regular tub that was old and they had that resurfaced white. You can do that it turns out amazing and it lasted many many years. That tub is is deeper than my tub and our tub 38 years old. Going to be fun to see what you end up doing with it and what it looks like. I currently have a friend that has a clawfoot tub and they love it. How I know those are deeper than a lot of regular tubs is I tried to give a little one in the bathroom one and you reach down pretty deep
I also think that if you applied gold tone gilt to the claw feet it would look classic.
Sandblast then rust inhibitor and then paint.
@Serenity Sealed I like this suggestion! It would give it an elegant feeling. I just can't wrap my brain around all that black. I'd have to put some type of mural or design on it, to lighten it up a bit. Even a gold long-stem rose, or a geo line running around it.
DON’T TOUCH it ! Talk to someone who knows what they are doing. You don’t want to decrease the value or ruin it. Good luck !!!
That tub is an amazing find! You can sand blast it and refinish the whole thing... re-enamel the interior and paint the exterior.
A brand new tub like that is about $8000 and to refinish an old tub is about $600
That also is the date
I'm so glad you saved that tub! They are in demand in the renovation business and just aren't made like that anymore.
Koehler was founded in the late 1870s. Contact them in their Wisconsin headquarters and they may give you more information about the tub
I've been bitten 3 different times by a fiddle back. Each time I did what my Grandma told me. Take tobacco & moisten it. Press it tight over the bite using a bandaid. Leave it, to draw out the poison. If the bite looks grayish. Do it again, until skin color looks normal. This works, no skin rot. There is something to be said for the old lost ways. Nice find! 😉
I had 4 tubs. One 7', two 5', and a 4' children's tub. I used rust remover on the outside, metal primed them, and painted them. I took them to all the different houses I owned. I loved them. Will never use anything else. I got brass fittings, drain and handles. Painted the feet brass, and then coated the feet a clear finish so it appeared to be a polished brass.. Mine dated 1939, 1920, 1928.
This tub reminds me of the the claw foot tub my grandmother had. I would spend hours sitting in her tub whether taking a bath or just sitting it. I loved how comfortable and roomy it was. It was my get away place. Hers was solid white. Oh my gosh though it was so heavy! It felt like it weighed a ton! Maybe someday before Jesus calls me home I will have a chance to have one in a home God has for me.
Me too Cindy. Even if we don't need to bathe in Heaven I'd love to have one in the place Jesus has prepared for me.
The feet on that tub are awesome. They look great when the feet are painted black and the ball that the feet are holding is painted gold. Looking forward to seeing it refurbished.
Honestly, that will knock any new tubs totally out of the park. You can't buy the good stuff anymore. That cast iron tub will be well worth getting it redone and using it. Especially after a hard days work, they hold the heat in for so much longer than any old acrylic tubs!! Plus they are much deeper than the new ones. Kudos to y'all for finding a real treasure❤️
You can also have the inside redone. It will last another 100 years. A good find.
We found a very similar claw foot tub at an architectural salvage store. My husband sanded it and got a kit at Lowe's with all the information and materials needed to re-enamel it. It took him about a week to refinish it and it turned out beautiful!
Easy to refurbish to people who are inclined that way. Dutch this is right up your alley. Grew up bathing in one just like it at my grandmas house. Awesome find! ✝️🙏🏼❤️
I'm 72 and when I was growing up we always had a tub like that. It takes me back. Those tubs are collector items today. You can buy the feet on eBay. If the white enamel is damaged you can get it repaired. And of course you can get the cast iron exterior repaired as well. Those tubs were built to last multiple lifetimes. 😳
It's worth some money
We have had one that size and they are the most comfortable tub to soak in. My husband is 6'6" and he loved it. Once you have one you want another.
I noticed the shower ring in the bus, those can be expensive, you might want to grab that too.
Definitely have it sand blasted. After it is clean they are ready to paint. Enamel paint works really well and last a very long time. Touch-ups are easy of it does happen to get chipped.
The enamel can be cleaned easily with a non abrasive cleaner, Bon Ami or Vinegar and baking soda are my favorite. Comet and other cleansers with chlorine can erode the enamel.
Once you use one you will know why we who have used them love them. The modern ones just are not the same.
There's no discussion to be had. Regardless of the cost difference in restoring the tub and buying a new one, it's well worth it to keep the old tub and put it in your bathroom. They're cool. They're nice and deep. And with the way they recline, they're very comfy to sit and chill and read a book.
Boy if I lived close by y'all I would for sure take that RV or bus off your hands and completely clean it up and make it something beautiful. I agree 100% with you! Why trash something that could literally change someone's life?
I was homeless with my 4 children during covid and it was one of the hardest times of my life. I couldn't find a new place bc of the many obstacles.
Wanna know what ultimately happened? I pretty much begged a man that has a trailer to rent it to me. The entire house was trashed and abandoned for years by the past tenants. I went in there and cleaned ..repaired floors and walls .I'm having to pay rent here but me and my kids have a home and its a lovely place now .
I would definitely buy either one just to save money by not paying rent. I'm not afraid of a little hard work.
The claw foot tub was definitely a treasure and 1919 has got to be the year. Congrats guy's!
You have fortitude! I come from a long line of strong women like you!
God bless!
You can make a home anywhere with love, and hard work ❤
Your story intrigues me. Did you at least have a car when you were homeless? You are an amazing woman! Prayers that life will continue to improve for you and your family.
You know, I think you could write a book about your journey. Good luck to you, Dear. May God's light shine upon you.
I accidentally sent the comment I wrote to you to the commentors two down from yours!!! 74 yrs old and seeing as well!!!
I know someone who had one that was over 100 years old. They found a company who cleaned it up and she had it painted red. It is beautiful.
That’s my all time favorite childhood memory was our cast iron clawfoot tub in the farmhouse as it kept your water nice an hot for way over an hour. Lol 🤩 Get that clawfoot restored as y’all found something a lot of us would love to have ♥️
and the best thing too is that y’all got the original clawfoot legs with it! ♥️
There are all kinds of ways to refurbish that awesome tub. Regardless of the cost, it outclasses ANYTHING you could find on the shelves today. I would say the 2/13/19 is the day it was manufactured in 1919.
That tub is so cool. They can make it look brand new!!! For real!!! Wish I had one. Brandy you're so blessed!!!
My daughter found an old claw tub, fixed it up and uses it daily. We love it very much.
We had one in our old house and loved it. They're worth having refurbished, we paid $400 and when we had a fire we gutted the house, we sold the tub for $1000.
A friend of mine had one he took out of an old house, had it redone resurfacing it was about $300. It’s beautiful they put it in there and you home they built.
That tub is very valuable and worth getting it sand blasted and repainted. My cousin still has one in her home. Her parents bought the house in 1953. I loved taking a bath in it. I have a vintage cast iron tub in my house but it's not a claw foot, but it's deep.
I had a tub just like that in a house I sold. The best tub I've ever used. Fix it up, and yes, you could sell it easily, but you'd like it more in your master bath. You can make that tub beautiful!
Excellent choice of black outside and claw feet. I believe you would be very happy having the tub completely refinished for your bathroom. I have taken a bath in these when younger they actually have more room than you think. Better than an old #2 metal tub in front of a fireplace or the oven of a cook stove. Great video really enjoyed.
So true! #3 washtub for me. 5 of us and all used the same water! Truly the good old days, though!
My tub is cast iron (not a club foot). My house was built in 1950. I had it refinished once. The guy used some sort of acid to clean it before he refinished it. Great find.
I googled the cost to refurbish a cast iron tub and found it runs from $300 to $600. We had one in our first house and my husband removed and I truly regretted it because it was an awesome tub! I had a tray that went across for my book and wine so I could soak in bubbles to relax. Best part was the cast iron held the warmth from the water. Well worth refurbishing it, but that's only if you like it. In our area they run for about $300 to $500 in the condition your tub is in right now, then people pay to have them refurbished.
CLR cleaner will take a lot of the rust stains out of the inside, but you can buy the diy product to re enamel it. You Can also build them in to a cabinet like fixture or or leave it as is (after sandblasting and painting. Great find. But, you need to be a little more careful with some of the other stuff in the bus. Not to sound rude, but if you didn't know what you had in a claw foot tub, your not going to know what small items you are just tossing around. Keep your eyes open may be old coins in there also. Best of luck!
Kohler is made in the USA. Founded in 1873..by John Michael Kohler. The name Kholer is German and translates to "charcoal burner". I found that quite interesting.
Great find! The feet would look so good in gold or bronze under the black body. Can hardly wait to see the finished look.
Great manufacturer to have found on "my" (🤣🤣🤣 I commented 1st on it) claw foot tub and I'm so thankful that you are keeping it & refurbishing it. My grandparents had one & it was wonderful....brings back so many cherished memories!
*** If you paint the outside black then the claw feet SHOULD BE PAINTED GOLD 👍🏻....white inside, black outside with gold claws around the ⚫ base of the foot. This is exactly how my Grandparents tub was painted ***
I had one of those in my first apt. They are sooo comfortable to sit in and read or whatever. These modern tubs can't compare. I wish I had one.
I grew up in a 100 + year old farm house with a claw foot tub. You can get the inside re-enameled... And the outside recoated as well. It can be high prices but a nice size tub is also expensive. I miss that tub.
I love the Claw foot tub! Refurbish and use definitely! There are a lot of specialist who can restore the tub to look like new in any color you want. The people making comments about not believing you would even want to give the camper and/or bus to someone has obviously never done without or lived in less than desirable conditions. Like you Dutch I lived in several places growing up that I can hardly believe, no running water, no inside bathroom, holes in the walls, etc.
Yes...shame on them!!! It's too easy just to take things to a dump instead of giving a less fortunate person the opportunity to make use of it!!! I'm so glad u and your family r out of the elements even it is renting...contact the Dutch family and hopefully u can it for free (the camper) ..sure better than paying rent, as u said!!! Good luck and God Bless you!!!
I'm happy for you guys. Of all the things I have let go of over the years, I miss my claw foot tub most of all!
Oh my gosh! Do it! Refurbish it and put it in y'all's house! White with black would be amazing! I do think you should get it professionally done so as to keep it in good condition. Oh my goodness, that would look so good in y'all's bathroom! An antique, clawfoot bath tub. Perfect! Love watchin' y'all goin' through and finding stuff! Awesome find! God bless!😊❤️
Dutch! My mother also got bit by a poisonous spider on the top of foot as well! She spent a couple day in the hosipital over it where they have to dig the4 poison out. From then on she was scared to death of spiders! Love the claw tub and the idea of using it in the new house! ❣❤❣
Love your videos and enjoy watching them every time they come on. May the Lord bless and protect you and your family and the animals
There are companies that will reburbish that tub. It is a wonderful find. They would sandblast the rust off and then do a heat treated powder-coating to seal it up. You could choose to have it painted in one color, white or a color inside and black on the outside. Talk to Jason and Brooke at Cog Hill Farm If you don't want it I bet there is a second hand or antiques dealer who would jump on taking it off your hands.
Yes and most of these tubs are sadly thrown out for scrap.
Send it to a professional
Legs should be gold if the base is black
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Kohler started making clawfoots in 1883 and John Michael Kohler invented the worlds first bathtub..
Those tubs are great. My sister in law redone one cleaned it up and painted it all black with a spanish fan on it for a pop of color. I thought it would look crappy but it ended up looking amazing. Great find. They are so deep and comfy cause the back is at a slant.
We had a cast iron tub, but it had a base. I remember using a grinding wheel on the outside. Then we painted it black. Have the inside reglazed, it would be like new. Usually the claws were brass or painted gold. This tube will keep your bath water hot
Fantastic find !!! I would absolutely have that refurbished and put it in your bathroom if you have the room for it. They do not make them like that anymore! Good find !!
What a treasure…
Totally fixable!!!!
That tub is sooo awesome. Get it redone it will be great to soak in! Beautiful tub for the master bath!
As I stated in a previous video about having one refinished. Anyway those things are heavy my husband and I ours and down 32 to steps (I'll never forget that number) but we did it. Brandy you will really enjoy the long soaks. Great find!!
You can try using a non-abrasive cleanser, Barkeepers Friend to clean out the inside of the tub. It's a beauty!!!
Yep…barkeepers is amazing stuff. Would be cool if Dutch had some and tried it on the tub
If the white enamel inside is intact, it's perfectly good. If you notice, they're called clawfoots because it's a eagles claw holding a ball, a ball and claw. That's a real diamond in the rough lot of people. Pay big money for that
love u guys.
if you r still looking for someone to take the camper, it is exactly what I have been praying for.
Cast iron crowfoot tubs have a great resale value I come across them from time to time when doing remodel jobs
Hi Dutch and Brandi. Great find. I looked it up on internet and they are 600 to 1000 dollars. They blast it with walnut shells and refinish them. That's in really good shape. God bless and love yall 🥰🥰
Woohoo you are keeping that tub. That is awesome you guys are going to love it. Like i told you before the water stays hot for a long time. Cast iron tubs are freaking wonderful .My hubby would be in it for an hour and the water was still quite hot. Paint it any color you want. Traditionally they are all white , but i have seen red and black bottoms. I am so excited for you guys. If its not a old tub than its a good replica, mine was from the late 1800's .
My wife painted ours purple, and it was georgous!!!
What are you going to do with the bus and trailer? If it's not liveable scrap it for the scrap money. Clean up the property of all scrap metal. You won't be rich but free from it .
The claw feet could be silver or gold. I have seen them both of these colors. Great find Brandy and Dutch!
Clean up the outside. Real good sandblasted. You could have it powder coated or painted. Then do detail work on the ball and clawfoot make the claw one color the ball another. I've seen him that way. They're absolutely stunning when they're all finished
Even if it costs more...it's worth it! Those are so cool.
Hello Sean and Brandi. The claw foot bathtub can totally be refurbished. My in-laws have one in their bathroom. Love it!! Have a blessed Monday.
I had to make some popcorn for this one & I'm so excited that you two could get it out. It brings back so many childhood memories in the 70s of growing up with one in our home. The angled end made the best tub slide ever ❤🛀❤
I'm getting really excited thinking about how it could turn out 😊
@@mrsdutch8994 I can't wait for the updates on it 💖
Sandra, "tub slide" really brings back fond memories of my sister and I bathing and sliding in our family's old claw foot tub. It was such fun. Thanks for the memory. 😁
There is one in my Grandma's old house. There was a old radiator beside it and it made the iron warm. Where I used to board my horse they used these for water in the horse fields. They worked good.
Those tubs are great for soaking. Gently slopping back. They're great!!
It’s worth redoing. I redid one and it’s beautiful. Sand the outside and paint it with a good paint. Have the inside sprayed. They are worth lots of money if you decide to sell it
I saw the day y’all found this tub and I thought oh wow! She will love that one day! And yeah it’s heavy! And you don’t find those anywhere anymore so that’s truly a treasure!
I would hate to see it in a yard too! Please use it Brandi and if you don’t want it I’m sure y’all could sell it. I realize this video is after the fact though.
I grew up with a claw foot tub and they are so nice. Bet as you clean out the bus your going to find other interesting things. God bless you from Michigan ❤️
I use to live in an apartment that had a big tub, loved it, you could plant flowers in it maybe strawberries.
It would be awesome to see the tub restored if not too expensive but then it could be valuable enough to spend a bit on it. Great find
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Nothing more comfortable than a good claw-foot tub!! White enamel on the inside. Matte black on the outside. The claw feet gold, with the ball black. Gorgeous!!!
Contact headquarters of the manufacturer because they are still in business and have it professionally refinished. Great find.
Barkeeper friend is awesome to clean inside. Rust remover on outside. Primer and repaint exterior. I have been looking for one for years with good feet. Most the feet are too rusted out. Definitely 1919, model/style is 2 refers to length and height. The long number is the batch it was made from (location, type, etc). Great antique find worth a small fortune even in the current condition.
It definitely is an old tub, I had one but mine had lion claw feet. You can buy the vintage looking faucet handles with a handheld shower. That's what I had with mine along with a suspended shower bar shaped like the tub. Those are very hard to find anymore people think they are junk and want more modern now.
Those can be up graded and fixed. That is so darn amazing. And to the right person if your not interested it’s worth a lot. Very back in style again!
That's an awesome find. Don't find many of those old bathtubs anymore
Lucky find on the tub. I would restore it and use it!
Glad to see you have gloves on . Give it away as a prize for your Oakie homestead convention.
Love the tub! Hope you can refurbish it! What a fantastic find! Thanks for sharing your fun adventures!
Awesome bathtub !!! It’s worth it to fix it up to use it
Some old tubs fixed up can be worth $800- $1200
You could make that into a rentl "cabin". My dad left us one to leave in the "deer" woods. We had many memories in that bus.
I had a Claw Tub renting our first house…..Loved it…the Best Bathtub Ever for for Relaxing, fills up real high too.
Nothing compares to a Claw Tub.!
Free is free and it's better than living in a tent. Many people would be happy to have it. I think it's generous of you to offer it to someone when you could easily burn it or haul it away.
OMG, I grew up on a "gentleman's farm," and we had one in the paddock. I think they took it out of the house when they re-did the bathroom OR it could have been on the bathing porch. The house was 250-300 years old. As kids, we used to fill it with water and swim in it in the summer. That tub brings back memories.
Your claw feet are in better shape than ours were.
Paint it black and the claws silver or antique brass, AND ENJOY IT WHEREVER YOU PUT IT! 🌻👍🌻 What a treasure.
I grew up in a house with a claw footed tub! Loved using it because I'd put the water as far as I could, then hold my breath and submerge. The hot water was relaxing for soaking! Our tub was probably a Kohler brand tub as we lived about 20 miles from Kohler. Our house was built in 1900. When my parents finally put a shower in and replaced the tub, they needed a forklift..for two reasons. #1. It was 400 lbs and it was upstairs! Enjoy the tub!
I have a tub exactly like that. I checked into the products needed to refurbish it. At that time, Lowes had the items needed for that. Sadly I wound up using it for a water trough for my horse. But, it's not too late. I could still get it done.
As long as it is structurally sound, and doesn’t leak that bus has a lot of potential to be turned in to a fun memory making place. Go for it!
Good Evening Family! That tub is a nice find…but it weighs a ton! Be careful…❤
Yes, glad u brought that up...make sure the flooring in your new house can hold all that weight: remember there will be all that water added to it plus maybe to body's weight also....my historical house I had in Upstate New York had a similar tub and to be safe, we had the underneath braced up extra!!! Excellent find!!!
Yeah nice tub, definitely be able to refurbish it. There are companies that do that. Here in Australia it's big business doing these. If your worried about poisonous spiders get some spider bombs just make sure you close the door to keep them from getting out, they work a treat.
I Sandblasted and painted years ago and refurbished a couple of those old Clawfoot Tubs for a couple customers. They turned out really great. Very Nostalgic and just Really Look Awesome. Great Find! They don’t make em like that Anymore!
When my hubby and I first got married, we had a claw footed tub...took a whole hot water tank to fill it up. Lol And perfect for two people! Nice that you kept it! 😊 could be refurbished or just used for a watering trough
That bath tub is an excellent find. That would work for your new home 🏠, I'm sure 😊❤️
That tub is a fantastic find! It will look so beautiful refurbished!
People would be grateful to receive that camper for a doer up it’s not going to need a lot to straighten it out,you and Brandy are very generous letting it go to somebody who can use it ,and that tub 🛀 will do up really well people here in the UK 🇬🇧 would pay a fortune for one as good as that!🎼🎵🎶🎶🎶🤵♂️🙏👏
Glad to see you saved the tub I would love to have it.
What a great treasure! My mom has one in her home and loves it. It’s a very old tub and it has been refurbished! I really hope y’all put it in your new home. What a blessing to have. Much love to you and your family!!
So glad to hear you decide to salvaged that tub. They can be recoated you know? I've seen them look like brand new. Maybe you could Google for info. Use those #'s from the tub....a new one is over $1000. @ HD. I'd hate to see it out in the pasture for animals. Although, those piggies of yours might love it.
There are professionals who refurbish and restore cast iron and clawfoot tubs. That is an excellent find! And yes considering the age of the tub the rust is normal and expected. They didn't really seal the outside of the tub back in those days. Please keep us posted on the status of the tub! I'd love a clawfoot tub but they are so expensive! Great find!
I was looking at a cast iron claw foot tub for my house several years ago and they started at around $1200 and up back then. I think it was Lowes I looked at. So it may be cheaper to restore yours. Can't wait till you decide and if you restore it what it will look like.
That tub is a treasure and definitely deserves to be refurbished. My son-in-law did one and had the claw feet chromed and it was just beautiful. We had a tub just like it when I was a kid. Of course, I'm old! Lol as for the soaker tub aspect, those tubs are expensive to fill with hot water and people end up not using them because of that. This tub is plenty deep enough to soak in and won't cost an arm and a leg to use. Hugs to everybody and all the critters.
Good evening from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your adventures and your farm
I noticed the horse shoes on the wall while you were removing the tub ,they would be nice to put on something on your homestead ,their supposed to bring good luck .
I’m 74 and when I was a child growing up my family farm used these old claw foot tubs as watering troughs for the animals. They had three of them. They are very comfortable and deep tubs when you sit in it.
What a wonderful old find. Please keep it!! Even if you don't put it in your house, Maybe in a cabin on the new property.
Can't wait to see what else y'all found.
Blessings on your Family 🙏🙏🌹
Love 🌻 from NC 💜