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