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History of the Toilet
By: Patrick SkrineFebruary 26, 2014
Going Inside
• Harappan dwellers of Indus Valley built earliest indoor toilets in 2500 B.C.
• Didn’t flush, entered into brick-lined sewing system
• Advances took place in Europe
Royal Flush
• First toilet flush in Crete in 1500 B.C.• Rainwater released into bowl, washes down
clay pipes• Earthquake destroys house 1400A.C.
Really Public Bathrooms
• Cloaca Maxima construction in Rome 800 B.C.• Sewer system carries waste to Tiber River • Public Bathrooms above• 11,000 seats and a sponge for wiping
This Job is the Pits
• People are now doing business in outhouses and tiny sheds
• Richard the Raker however falls through and drowns in his own little mess!
Heads Up
• Bowl called Chamber Pot relieves dwellers• When full, pour out contents and yell “Gardy-
loo!”• You best not be under below!
A Charmin’ Idea
• Gayetty brings toilet paper to life in New York in 1857
• Lucky for people, no more corncobs and pages• Now they got fresh sheets with a fresh
signature from Joseph
Bathroom Reading
• Don’t have time to leave the library? • Buy a fancy chamber pot that is pretended to
be a stack of books• Famous in France
Stop Making Scents
• Alex Cummings makes the S-trap which births modern toilet
• Valve that keeps water in bowl• No odor!!!
Sculptured Seats
• Thomas Twyford in 1885 shows us the Unitas • Eliminates leaks leading to smells• Made into shapes and decorations
Minding Your Business
• The MEIC of Japan is pretty advanced• More than a wipe and a flush• Weight and body fat can be measured as well
as sensors telling info about health• Coming soon!
New Info about toilet
• 40% of the world doesn’t have access to a good working toilet
• Thomas Crapper was a plumber who was the reason why the modern toilet even went from Ancient Civilization’s pot to a good toilet
• Crapper made it popular• Why they call it taking a crap