Yes, the rarer tub feet can cost a few hundred dollars each, for there is no substitute for the right foot on tubs from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, when everyone who had any money had a porcelain-covered cast iron tub or, better yet, an earthenware tub covered in extra-thick crackled-looking porcelain. Mobbs earthenware tubs can sell for $6,000 or more than cast iron tubs today.
Alternatives to fiberglass nowadays, I prefer the tubs for their sustainability, their longevity, and, best of all, popularity, for they have 11 inches of water up to the drain instead of new tubs with a water conservation level of inches to the overfill hole, so you can barely get your knees wet sitting in a tub. Yuck. So, look at the tub feet carefully, knowing you may need one if you buy a three-footed tub or if you want to buy one with no feet. Beware, there are 500 different ways to mount a tub foot, and none interchange with the others well. Bring one of them with you and be sure they are the same size front and back, because sometime they are not, off by an inch near the drain compared to the other end.
If you want to play iron footies, in search of the ultimate size and shape, let me know and I will go to check, but they will cost a little bit so let me know your budget and I can tell you what you can get.
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