While most companies were content to supply a short lived baked enamel surface known as glazing, synthetic porcelain, baked enamel and so on (along with lengthy warranty exclusions and legal disclaimers).

Steve & Sue Atherton, proprietors of Antique Baths, owned a bath which had been resurfaced with such a surface, and needless to say, it was inferior and did not last.

Steve Atherton

Sue put the challenge to Steve and Antique Baths was formed. Steve had no choice but to re-surface baths with the baked enamel process, as the Vitreous Enamel for cast iron bath ware had not been on the Australian market since McIllwarths in the late 1960’s.
While the business went on in Australia, Steve traveled to the UK to learn the Art of Vitreous Enamel from the experts. In 1991 Steve Atherton re-birthed Vitreous (porcelain) enamel for cast iron wares and the rest is History.

Antique Baths Pty Ltd of Sydney are the ONLY company in Australia restoring old baths and manufacturing new cast iron baths, using the method of Vitreous Enamel, which is acid and alkaline resistant with a “AAA” rating. The Warranty is an Australian Warranty, unlike imported baths, the warranty is only good for the country it was manufactured from.

Antique Baths have a wide range of clientele, ranging from families with small children that love to have toys while bathing, to Celebrities and Professional people, from Sydney to Perth, Darwin to Melbourne, and everywhere in between. We also have an overseas market that understands the needs of a tough surface that WILL last for many years and will not cause any trouble due to warranty exclusions or legal disclaimers.

Antique Baths Pty Ltd are the only company in the world that can offer the forever popular IVORY and of course white in the vitreous enamel. The external of the baths are finished to clients choice of colour, at no extra cost in a painted finish. Antique Baths Pty Ltd can personalize your bath with a name or Antique Baths Logo.