No matter who we are or what we do, there is one room in our house that everyone must visit. It is a royal chamber, if you will, a room with a porcelain throne. Unlike the crowned heads of state, even the lowliest of peasants sit upon this throne. What is this royal chamber? It goes by many names. Some call it the jake; others call it the pot, some even call it the closet. But for most of us, it is simply known as the toilet, something we are all intimately in touch with. For the people of this area, the toilet and its products have had a very ripe history. With every flush, a new chapter has been written. As our society has changed, so has our toilet. It is this essential piece of American home furnishing that we "Blow the Lid Off."
Relief
takes many forms as can be
seen
from this selection of bedpans
and chamber
pots, and let's not
forget the "crotchless" union suit!
Since toilet
paper became "splinter-free"
there have been many types of
holders
used to
hold the rolls.
One of
the many jobs associated
with
outhouses and the
growing city was that
of the
City Scavenger.
Our cut-away
of an outhouse shows
what was really going on inside.
