highly collectible american standard bathtub salesman sample dating to the 1940's. the miniature cast iron bathtub features a sleek, streamlined style design with a pink porcelain-over-steel enameled finish. the bathroom fixture is mounted to a bakelite base with embossed manufactuerer markings. this particular design was known as the "contour" series first introduced in the 1940's and offered well into the 1960's. measures 7 1/4 x 5 x 2 1/4 inches. the heritage of american standard can be traced back to the 1800's, when industrialist john b. pierce's business, pierce steam heating company, merged with independent manufacturers to form the american radiator company in 1892. in 1929, the american radiator company merged with the standard sanitary manufacturing company (founded in 1875) to form the american radiator and standard sanitary corporation. the plumbing division, standard sanitary, would continue to sell their products under the "standard" label until 1967, when the company changed their name to american standard corporation. the american standard label has been used for both divisions from that year on.