.....gets worn out from too much soaking and scrubbing and won't hold water any longer, it's not a total loss. I'm sure your creative mind has already considered what neat thing could be done with those tub legs.
Here's one idea---turn them into art. Back in the 70s I had a friend/co-worker who came up with the idea of creating characters from tub legs. He did these two for me in observance of the bi-centennial that was going on at the time. He probably did a 100 or more of these, most of which were in the be-wigged founding fathers category, but he also did cops, baseball and basketball players, doctors, farmers, etc.
The tub legs came in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and configurations, and this guy was able to "see" just the perfect character for each one. He made no modifications to the leg, other than paint.
He attracted a lot of attention with these, even being invited to appear on "What's My Line?" or "I've Got a Secret", can't remember which. Bloomingdales in New York had a display of these in their store, and one was reportedly bought by Jackie Onassis.
These things commanded a pretty good price back then---even for friends. Fortunately I had an old license plate he wanted badly, along with some Coca-Cola paraphernalia, so we were able to work out a trade.
Here's one idea---turn them into art. Back in the 70s I had a friend/co-worker who came up with the idea of creating characters from tub legs. He did these two for me in observance of the bi-centennial that was going on at the time. He probably did a 100 or more of these, most of which were in the be-wigged founding fathers category, but he also did cops, baseball and basketball players, doctors, farmers, etc.
The tub legs came in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and configurations, and this guy was able to "see" just the perfect character for each one. He made no modifications to the leg, other than paint.
He attracted a lot of attention with these, even being invited to appear on "What's My Line?" or "I've Got a Secret", can't remember which. Bloomingdales in New York had a display of these in their store, and one was reportedly bought by Jackie Onassis.
These things commanded a pretty good price back then---even for friends. Fortunately I had an old license plate he wanted badly, along with some Coca-Cola paraphernalia, so we were able to work out a trade.
