Folding Shower Baths (Apr, 1902)
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Source: Scientific American ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1902
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Source: Scientific American ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1902
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Folding Shower Baths
WANTED: To negotiate with firms in the United States, England and Canada to make and sell this bath on royalty or similar terms. Most economical bath as regards cost, time, space and water. Inexpensive and practical. Sanitary and antiseptic. For hotel bed-rooms, apartment houses, residences, resorts, sanitariums, etc. Used anywhere. No plumbing. Address
J. MATTHEW CASTLE
54 Central Square, Lynn, Mass.Patented, Dec, 1901.
How does this work without plumbing?
Comment by Anne — July 8, 2008 @ 12:13 am
Isn’t the “in use” pic too sexy for 1902????
Comment by galessa — July 8, 2008 @ 1:04 am
LOL – tidey whities!
Comment by Jaber — July 8, 2008 @ 3:02 am
I saw one of these, or something very much like it on Antiques Roadshow. The water was hand-pumped and cold.
Comment by StanFlouride — July 8, 2008 @ 2:03 pm
My grandparents had something similar to this, you were supposed to fill a rubber bladder near the foot of it with warm (but not hot it warned) water. After filling you would screw on a lid with a bicycle pump mounted on it. Pump the pump a few (dozen) times and then take a shower. It was in non-working condition when I encountered it but I can’t imagine it working well.
Comment by Peter — July 8, 2008 @ 5:19 pm
I think the ‘Open’ and ‘In Use’ captions should be swapped.
Comment by Adrian — July 9, 2008 @ 7:37 am
In 1900 people made do with less, but they made it look elegant.
Comment by Torgo — July 9, 2008 @ 5:56 pm
I disagree with Adrian. Open as in free, like airplane bathrooms
Comment by Cole — July 18, 2008 @ 1:04 am