original and intact group of six nickel-plated cast brass lavatory sink handles manufactured during the early 20th century by the american standard co. the lot is comprised of three hot handles embossed with the letter "h" and three cold handles marked with the letter "c." the four-arm handles are in good working condition, with little, if any, damage. 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. priced for the lot of six.