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Nov 28, 2016 · By the third millennium, B.C., man had invented indoor plumbing for both bathing and sanitation. Remains of ancient toilets and sewers show up in the ruins of ancient cities in the Indus Valley, in what is now Pakistan, dating from 2800 B.C. Drains removed wastes to cesspits or drainage systems.
Oct 17, 2023 · Bathtubs and toilets each got their own rooms—with toilets placed farther away from living spaces due to the smell. Starting in the 1870s, health professionals urged architects to place all three fixtures together to reduce the mess of pipes and traps running through the house.
Dec 27, 2016 · Most of the historians say that there were two types of Victorian Bathrooms – wood-filled rooms, or the later hygienic porcelain white bathrooms. I think there’s a third, which I call the hybrid. The earliest Victorian bathrooms were just fitted into regular rooms.
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Jun 11, 2016 · Indoor Plumbing in Victorian America: vintage sources illustrate "modern" bathrooms' plumbing, fixtures, availability, possibilities.
Sep 15, 2010 · Many of today’s Victorian houses have been converted or extended to include a bathroom. A modern day version of a Victorian bathroom is unlikely to match the reality of how it was. Freestanding baths were a necessity and in the majority of cases portable.
American Victorian bathroom facilities were modernizing as the 19th century turned into the first decades of the 20th, and they also reflected a clear divide in comfort and convenience between the rich and the less well off.
Aug 4, 2011 · Personal hygiene and bathrooms in the Victorian period were remarkably different from today. Read our article to find out more about the history of bathrooms.
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