Seating of sink drain in antique sink

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Have an antique bathroom porcelain sink (early 1900's), whose drain is leaking at the sink junction and needs replacement. Since the hole in the sink (for the drain) is a 'flat' recess (rather than angled), I'm wondering if there is any special type of fitting or gasket that I might need (in addition to caulk) to get a good inner seal for the drain. It is a pop-up/no overflow type of drain.
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In those days the sinks usually used a "CO" drain with a rubber plug which had a very thin edge so it did not need a recessed opening. Your drain does not need any thing special to make a seal.
 

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thanks for quick reply. as soon as replacement received (non-overflows are hard to come by, even in NYC) will get to work.
 

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In those days the sinks usually used a "CO" drain with a rubber plug which had a very thin edge so it did not need a recessed opening. Your drain does not need any thing special to make a seal.
Tried to install new drain, and I find that the drain hole in the sink is only slightly smaller than the drain flange, and thus there is only a small "edge" for plumbers putty. Would you know if there are any especially wide flanges, or any rubber gaskets available that might afford a better seal? Or maybe just a lot of pipe dope on the lower gasket and threads to prevent the water from coming out (in spite of the poor upper seal)?
 
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