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LicenseWorking model of Jennings patent water closet, in case, ca
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Working model of Jennings patent water closet, in case, ca
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Working model of Jennings patent water closet, in case, ca. 1900.
Complete, even with its own toilet paper, this working model represents George Jennings' patent water closet. The model, made of earthenware, metal and mahogany, was probably a sales model and may have featured in Jennings' stand at the International Health Exhibitions during the 1890s. Jennings, a sanitary-ware supplier, installed public lavatories at the 1851 Great Exhibition. In the 1870s he went on to install underground public conveniences at several sites in London. He had argued for 'conveniences suited to this advanced stage of civilisation'.
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A131925
- Materials:
- mahogany, brass, earthenware and lead
- Measurements:
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overall: 30.315 x 7.0866 x 17.7165 in.; 770 x 180 x 450 mm
- type:
- model
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
