WOW! Pumping with a hand pump sounds like a lot of work! How is it working out for you? I have a real old porcelain farm sink - complete with pitts and marks and all - and I love it. It's fairly shallow, but has drain boards on both sides, which I love. I was just thinking about this post this morning -- how do you empty a dry sink? Does it have a drain, or is it like a big square bowl?
I used my old sink in my laundry room. It is really not that old stamped 1959. It is one with dish drainers on each side and a somewhat shallow single sink. But boy does it come in handy for washing your delicates, those big pans from cooking for family dinners ect.. I found my sink at St. Vinnies for $25 complete with faucet that works wonderful. The only draw back was one of our construction guys drop something on it and cracked the porclean in one spot. RRRRRRR! But I love it. We have tried very hard to turn our 2006 model home into a 40's 50's home once you step inside.
3 Blue Star Mother and Proud of it! Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon. Enjoying the road to the simple life :>)
Farm Kitchen: ANY KICTHEN WITH THE OLD PORCELAIN SINK