How would you seal this flapper seat?

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I have a 1961 Crane Pacific toilet with ceramic tank. As you can see from this photo the flapper is seating directly on the ceramic at the base of the tank. There seems to be parts missing, but I cannot find the correct replacement parts. The tank is filled by an old school brass ballcock valve and the overflow "tube" is molded into the tank itself (upper right side of photo). So two part question. 1. Anyone know what the original seat mechanism would have been. If an original part replacement is not available, what would you install at the seat to seal this tank? Here is the flapper
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Here is the ceramic seat
 

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Do you have an affinity for this toilet as a collectors item or a design element?

The reason that I ask is that swapping toilets is probably not as hard or expensive as you think.
 

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Do you have an affinity for this toilet as a collectors item or a design element?

The reason that I ask is that swapping toilets is probably not as hard or expensive as you think.
The house is 1960's vintage...everything is original. It's a time capsule. Still cooking on a 1960's teal green cook top. The toilet is part of a set specific to this bathroom. Trying to stay original but...need this toilet sealed up more! It seems like toilets don't change too much over time, so I am hoping that the fix can still be had.
 

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There was a plastic "ell" shaped piece secured by the left hand tank bolt. It had a "T" top that the flapper snapped on to. The "tank to bowl" gasket under the opening SHOULD have an plastic ring with "X" ribs. The reason being, that the styrofoam float would come loose and drop into the opening. The "X" would catch it, other wise it would drop into the toilet and plug the jet opening. I once removed SIX of those floats from a toilet.
 

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HJ, that's the one. Mine still has the plastic piece that the flapper snaps into, but those Korky flappers are a little too short to cover the hole evenly. Do you recall what the seat is supposed to be? I'm pretty sure the flapper did not just seat on the ceramic. I may just have to go with a full seat and flapper assembly like reach4 recommends.
 

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It DOES just seal to the ceramic and if the post is where it is supposed to be the flapper IS the correct size, or at least I have never seen one which does not work properly. The Fluidmaster #555 kit will only bond for a limited time and then it comes loose.
 
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