1950s HALL - MACK BATHROOM ACCESSORIES
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Bathroom accessories by the Hallenscheid & McDonald or HALL - MACK Company of Los Angeles were very popular in the 1940's 1950's and 1960's. Started in the early 1920s, the company was headquartered on Washington Boulevard west of where the Harbor Freeway (110 Freeway) crosses Washington now. The company has been out of business for years now, but many of their unique 1950s designs are still popular. The company was famous for "concealed" accessories that were hidden inside the wall, and accessed by lifting a cover, or pulling a knob or swinging open a door. Most of the holders had a plastic insert piece to hold the soap. Perhaps the most interesting piece was the "Concealed Lavatory Unit" which was a combination toothbrush holder, cup holder and soap holder. The holders were all mounted on the back of a revolving panel that rotated open for use, and back to conceal. Another great item was the Tow'lescope, a towel bar that hid inside the wall until you pulled the knob to expose it. Fascinating idea.
We like these unique HALL- MACK pieces since it was an LA company, and their designs are as functional today as they were in 1950. If you like HALL- MACK too, and are looking for a particular piece, drop a note.
Last Updated : January 20, 2012
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Current Hall- Mack Items Available as of January 20, 2012
All these pieces are set into the bathroom wall with the frame set flush against the wall.
Medicine Cabinet with side Lumiline lights, with chrome plated adjustible shades to vary light - $350
Large double mirrrored door, and side light Mirro-Glide Medicine Cabinet- $500
Fold-out Scale with original Borg scale. Overall Size 11 3/4" x 19 1/2". Place 1 1/2" above floor- $375
Hidden Lavatory Unit- Combo soap, cup & toothbrush holder on swinging door, good old used condition
Size 7 3/8" x 8 5/8" x 3 1/2" deep in wall- priced $150-175
Tow'lescope- $200
TP Holder w/ space for spare roll - $200
Inset TP Holder- $45
Surface mount TP Holder- $45
3 Mermaid towel rings - $45 each.
Kleenex tissue box holder- $40
Set in Wall Cup Holder with plastic insert. NOS in Box. Size 6 1/8" x 6 1/8" x 2" deep in wall.- $55
Set in Wall Soap Holder with plastic insert. NOS in Box - $45
Set in Wall Cup/ToothBrush holder and Soap with plastic insert. NOS in Box- $75
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| "Lighted" Mirro-Glide Medicine Cabinet - 1 inch wide flush chrome plated stainless steel frame. Baked white enamel interior. Overall size 40" x 24". Fits opening in wall 37 3/4" x 22 1/4" x 5" Price- $550 |
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| Fabulous sliding mirrored door cabinet, in almost like new condition. Lights on either side. 3 shelves on each side. Very unique and hard to find Hall Mack Accessory for 1950-1960 bathroom. |
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| Unusual Hall-Mack hide-away in the wall bathroom scale. Not an easy H-M accessory to find. The case is steel, painted silver-grey, with a stainless frame edge, and brushed chrome handle. |
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| Spring loaded door securely holds a normal size vintage 1950 Borg scale. Still works well ! Hall-Mack label still nice and clear. This accessory would look great set into your bathroom wall, down near the floor. |
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| Hidden Lavatory Unit, old used but Good condition. Faint scratches on door and trim, faint pitting on trim, worn dulled plastic soap insert. |
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| Hidden lavatory unit holds soap, cup and toothbrushes. Mounts in space in tile above sink, and when door closed, looks like a chrome plate. Swing open to reveal holders. All old used condition. Overall size 7 3/8" x 8 5/8". |
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| Hidden Lavatory unit example. Some are like this with toothbrush holes next to cup holder, and some had toothbrushes mounted on door. Price for these varies depending on amount of wear, ie, light scratches to door, and light pitting to fittings inside, and opaqueness of plastic soap dish insert. Price- $150-175 |
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| Extremely hard to find toilet paper holder, with fold down space inside to hold spare roll. Xlnt used condition on this example. Price - $200 |
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| Hall Macks fancy Mermaid and Fish (Fish SOLD) towel rings. Hard to find. Chrome. $45 each |
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| Have a couple of these TP holders, and a couple of Tissue boxes available. |
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| The Tow'lescope is one of the bathroom pieces that made the Hall - Mack company famous. Exceptionally unique and practical for 1955 bathroom. Put one with a "hidden lavatory unit" and flush mount medicine cabinet and you have the ultimate ca1950-1960s bathroom! |
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| H-Ms push-pull telescoping 14" long towel bar that hides in wall when not in use. Note- the advertizing board is NOT for sale. At moment, we have one Tow'lescope available- $200 |
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**NEWSFLASH !!! We got them !! We found a small box of the half round plastic soap dish insert that fits in the bottom of the set-in-tile chome Hall- Mack Coronado soap and combo soap holders. This dish has the 1" tall back that has spaces on the right and left front corners to fit over the pegs on the sides of the inset holder 4 5/8" across. Clear plastic insert tray is 4 7/8" across the straight edge, and 2 3/4" from front to back. If you need one or more of these, drop a note by email. Price is $38 each including postage while they last. ** 1/1/2012 NOTE- all inserts that are marked with the Hall - Mack name are gone except two with crack or chip. $30 each. When they are gone, they are gone. However, we have about 20 of the exact same insert, that lacks the Hall - Mack name. We call these generics. Price for them- $28 each.
While they last.
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| Hall- Mack Items that have been Sold |
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| Relaxation unit with magazine rack, toilet paper holder and sundries space. The unit next to it is a toilet paper holder that pulls out to reveal storage for spare roll, in the wall. SOLD |
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| TP holder with hidden room for spare roll. SOLD |
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Here is a very hard to find Hall - Mack lighted medicine chest with wing mirrors. Fits a wall opening of 24" x 24" by 4" deep. Each wing mirror is 18" x 26", and when the wings are flat against the wall, the mirrors spread 63" wide. Full height flourescent lights separate the mirrors. The cabinet interior is in shiney white near new condition. This is the ultimate H-M 1950 bathroom accessory. SOLD
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