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19 Μαΐ 2015 · The first modern flushable toilet was described in 1596 by Sir John Harington, an English courtier and the godson of Queen Elizabeth I. Harington’s device called for a 2-foot-deep oval bowl...
A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (principally urine and feces) by using the force of water to channel it through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.
6 Φεβ 2023 · Ancient records show that the first toilet might have been in 3,000 B.C.E. in a Neolithic settlement in Scotland or at the Palace of Knossos, Greece, in 1700 B.C.E. where large earthenware pans were connected to a flushing water supply.
Historians date the first mention of a flush toilet back to 1596, when the godson of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir John Harington, described it in writing. According to his description, the toilet was an oblong bowl that was two feet deep and waterproofed with a mixture of pitch, resin, and wax.
22 Μαρ 2022 · The first detailed plan of a flushing toilet appeared in John Harrington’s 1596 Metamorphosis of Ajax. It was similar to Brightfield’s design, with a handle that could be turned to wash away the waste with water from a cistern.
25 Μαΐ 2024 · In 1778, Joseph Bramah invented the first practical flush toilet with a hinged valve and a float valve system to regulate the water flow. George Jennings installed the first public flush toilets at the Great Exhibition in London‘s Hyde Park in 1851.
1852: J. G. Jennings invented a wash-out design with a shallow pan emptying into an S-trap. 1857: the first American patent for a toilet, the 'plunger closet', was granted. 1880s: Thomas Crapper 's plumbing company built flush toilets of Giblin's design.
