Comments on: Folding Shower Baths (Apr, 1902)

By: Cole

Cole — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:04:02 +0000

I disagree with Adrian. Open as in free, like airplane bathrooms

By: Torgo

Torgo — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:56:53 +0000

In 1900 people made do with less, but they made it look elegant.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:37:28 +0000

I think the ‘Open’ and ‘In Use’ captions should be swapped.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:19:21 +0000

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.

By: StanFlouride

StanFlouride — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:03:46 +0000

I saw one of these, or something very much like it on Antiques Roadshow. The water was hand-pumped and cold.

By: Jaber

Jaber — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:02:06 +0000

LOL – tidey whities!

By: galessa

galessa — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:04:07 +0000

Isn’t the “in use” pic too sexy for 1902????

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:13:45 +0000

How does this work without plumbing?