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The object pictured above is a water closet. This invention from the British factories looks like a pot being supported on a stand. The pot has two pipes sticking out of its side to pump water in and out of the toilet. A water closet could be found in any Victorian household in the mid-1800’s because it represented class and refinement. Chamber pots and privies were no longer found in rich households. This water closet would have been featured in the Crystal Palace because it was the latest advancement in plumbing, convenience, and sanitation. The water closet needed to be connected to a sewer system because it needed something to pump water in and out of. This water closet helped to upgrade and revolutionize the sewer system in England. |
