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As we progress into this new century I stronglysuspect that the control of water will be byelectronic solenoids like our dishwashers andwashing machines. Taps will disappear and we willbe left holding remote controls or proddingsteamy screens.Taps therefore as we know them today may haveexisted for only around a century and areperhaps destined like the horse and carriage todisappear into the mists of nostalgia.I have therefore taken on the task of researchingthis century of taps and selecting the greatclassics from each decade. From their domesticorigins in the late Victorian era through themechanical angularity of the Edwardians, thecurvaceous turn of the century French, thecolonial twenties, the Deco thirties, the streamlinefifties, the starry sixties to the nineteen seventieswhen it all seemed to begin again.Each decade has been carefully considered andresearched. I have visited many museums,countless salvage yards and been unexpectedlywelcomed into castles, cottages and dealers’ dens.It has mostly been a journey of joy. One developsa passion for the chase, unearthing sometimes atgreat length at other times in an unexpectedinstant these forgotten art forms of history.But what does a true classic mean and how doesa design become a classic. Foremost it stands thetest of time, it is popular, a design which sold wellin its day and continued to be demanded and ofcourse it worked, it functioned, it did its job.Beautiful products, beautifully made, beautifullypractical and still beautiful today.All the taps I chose were still in working order,maybe in need of some grease or new washersbut functioning even after in some cases a 100years. These are art forms – sculptures not onlyfor the eye but also for the hand – they lookright and feel right.This is of necessity a work in progress, first andforemost, because as you will see it did not stopwith taps. Today we don’t buy baths we buybathrooms so ceramic chinaware, accessories,lighting, baths and showers had to be added tocomplete each period. There are still gaps in someranges and new decades will be added asproduction allows.In the meantime I offer the results of my labourstodate – ‘A century of classics’ – the story ofa hundred years of bathrooms. You are currentlyholding ‘1930 Mackintosh’ – which is one in aseries of eight brochures.I sincerely hope some of the pleasure I receivedfrom discovering and developing these productsis transferred as you use these fabulous classics ofthe last century.

christo lefroy brooks lucca 2005

Below: ML 5003 Mackintosh LeverConcealed Flow Control Valve.

Opposite Page: MK 8706Concealed Mackintosh ThermostaticMixing Valve.

Finishes – Silver Nickel, Chrome,

Antique Gold and Satin Nickel.

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Far Right Opposite Page:ML 1228 Mackintosh LeverThree Hole Basin Mixer withPop-up Waste.

Finishes – Silver Nickel, Chrome,

Antique Gold and Satin Nickel.

Right: MH 1200 MackintoshWall Mounted Three HoleBasin Mixer.

Right: MH 1228 MackintoshThree Hole Basin Mixer withPop-up Waste.

Below: WL 1228 MackintoshWhite Lever Three Hole BasinMixer with Pop-up Waste.

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Far Left: MK 8704 Exposed MackintoshThermostatic Valve with Riser Kit,Handset, Lever Diverter, 8” Rose andAdjustable Riser Pipe Bracket.

Left: MK 8717 Concealed MackintoshThermostatic Valve with Sliding Rail,Handset and Shower Kit.

Above: MK 8725 Exposed Dual ControlMackintosh Thermostatic Mixing Valvewith Top Return Bend to Wall forConcealed Shower Outlet.

Finishes – Silver Nickel, Chrome,

Antique Gold and Satin Nickel.

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Below: MH 1270 Mackintosh Wall MountedThree Hole Bath Mixer.

Bottom: MH 1260 Mackintosh Five HoleBath Set with Pull-out Hand Shower.

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Below: MH 1195 Mackintosh Bidet Monobloc with Pop-up Waste shown with LB 7205 Metropole Bidet.

Finishes – Silver Nickel, Chrome,

Antique Gold and Satin Nickel.

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MH 1228mackintosh three hole

basin mixerwith pop-up waste

ML 1228mackintosh lever three

hole basin mixerwith pop-up waste

MH 1200mackintosh wall

mounted three holebasin mixer

ML 1200mackintosh lever

wall mountedthree hole basin mixer

MH 1185mackintosh basin

monoblocwith pop-up waste

ML 1230tubular mackintosh three

hole basin mixerwith click-up waste

MH 1195mackintosh bidet

monoblocwith pop-up waste

MH 1230tubular mackintosh three

hole basin mixerwith click-up waste

MH 1461mackintosh bidet

three hole with ascendingspray and pop-up waste

ML 1461mackintosh lever bidet threehole with ascending spray

and pop-up waste

MH 1100mackintosh deck

mounted bath showermixer

MH 1107mackintosh deck

mountedbath filler

MH 1166mackintosh wall

mounted bath showermixer

BL 1228mackintosh black lever

three hole basinmixer with pop-up waste

WL 1228mackintosh white lever

three hole basinmixer with pop-up waste

all products available in silver nickel, chrome, antique gold or satin nickel finish

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MH 1144mackintosh bath showermixer with standpipes(also available with

extended legs)

MH 1145mackintosh bath shower

mixer and standpipe sleeveswith adjustable baseplates

for rim mounting

MK 8716

concealed mackintoshthermostatic mixing valvewith 8″ headset, handset

and shower kit

ML 1260mackintosh lever fivehole bath set with

pull-out hand shower

ML 1270mackintosh concealed

wall mounted bath filler (alsoavailable mh 1270 with handwheels)

MK 8706concealed mackintosh

thermostaticmixing valve

MH 1260mackintosh lever fivehole bath set with

pull-out hand shower

MK 8725exposed dual control mackintoshthermostatic mixing valve withtop return bend to wall forconcealed shower outlet

ML 5001flow control valve for bath

with engraved wall plate (alsoavailable ml 5002 for jets, ml 5003

for head and ml 5004 for hand)

MK 1774mackintosh 8” apron

rose with short arm suitablefor cubicle shower

MK 1775mackintosh 8” apron

rose with long arm suitablefor large cubicle or bath showers

MK 2142mackintosh handset

with 3″ rose

and black ceramic handle

MK 8717concealed mackintoshthermostatic valve

with sliding rail, handset andshower kit

MK 8704exposed mackintosh

thermostatic valve with riserkit, handset, lever diverter, 8″ roseand adjustable riser pipe bracket

MK 8702exposed mackintosh

thermostatic valve with riser,8″ rose and adjustable

riser pipe bracket

LB 7301metropole one holebasin 24.5″ (620 mm)

LB 7302metropole two holebasin 24.5″ (620 mm)

LB 7303metropole three holebasin 24.5″ (620 mm)

LB 7304pedestal for

metropole basins

LB 7207

close coupled

pan

LB 7208

close coupled cistern with

side flush (requires cistern

fittings lb 7299)

LB 7241

classic white lavatory

seat with bar hinge

LB 7205

metropole bidet one

hole in white

LB 3202classic ball jointedcast iron radiatorh37.5″ x w26.5″ x d8″

(h953 x w669 x d205 mm)

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