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2006-08-01 12:35:25 · 7 answers · asked by Taylor B 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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There is disagreement over who was the inventor of the modern flush toilet, and flushing out the truth is not easy. Many give credit to THOMAS CRAPPER (1837-1910), an English sanitary engineer, for inventing the valve~and~siphon arangement that made our modern toilet possible. Then there are others who maintain that our hero was a nameless MINOAN (a native of ancient Crete) who lived some 4,000 years ago. And then there are those who give the credit to ALEXANDER CUMMING who patented a flushing device in 1775.


But we also have Sir JOHN HARRINGTON who published a pamphlet in the 16th Century called the "Metamorphosis of Ajax" (The title is a pun..."jakes" was a common term for privy) with the full instructions for the construction of a valve closet. Still later GEORGE JENNINGS in the 18th Century made contributions that were considered the ultimate in plumbing mechanisms.

2006-08-01 14:07:51 · answer #1 · answered by badkrikitt 2 · 6 1

Toilets appeared as early as the year 2500 BCE. The people of Harappa in Pakistan had water borne toilets in each house that were linked with drains covered with burnt clay bricks. There were also toilets in ancient Egypt, Persia and China. In Roman civilization, toilets were sometimes part of public bath houses where men and women were together in mixed company. Toilets can be connected unto a septic tank and/or a city sewer depending upon the nature of your residence.

2006-08-01 14:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by MTSU history student 5 · 0 0

Toilets appeared as early as the year 2500 BCE. The people of Harappa in Pakistan had water borne toilets in each house that were linked with drains covered with burnt clay bricks. There were also toilets in ancient Egypt, Persia and China. In Roman civilization, toilets were sometimes part of public bath houses where men and women were together in mixed company

2006-08-01 12:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by shellys.place 4 · 0 0

The people who say Thomas Crapper invented it have been reading a book written in the late 1800's, and it's a hoax. In fact, archeologists have found evidence of flushing toilets as far back as Roman times.

2006-08-02 06:13:31 · answer #4 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0 0

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2016-11-27 19:48:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Actually, Thomas Crapper (1836-1910). For more information go to www.thomas-crapper.com

2006-08-01 12:42:48 · answer #6 · answered by pniccimiss 4 · 0 0

John Crapper ..

1887

2006-08-01 12:39:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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