Why was flushing toilet invented?

Answer 1

The Chinese first used paper as a toilet item around the 6th century AD.

The first recorded mention of toilet paper dates back to the year 589 AD in Korea. During the later Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), a Muslim Arab traveler to China in the year 851 AD remarked: "They (the Chinese) are not careful about cleanliness, and they do not wash themselves with water when they have done their necessities; but they only wipe themselves with paper." Between 875 and 1317 AD, paper was produced in large sheets for the Emperor's hygiene.

The introduction of modern toilet paper in the US is traced to Joseph Gayetty, who unsuccessfully marketed single flat sheets in 1857. By 1867, the Scott brothers (Thomas, Edward and Clarence) began producing perforated paper rolls, as did Seth Wheeler (the patent holder) in 1871.

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Answer 2

Toilets appeared early in history. In the year 2500 BCE, the people of Harappa in India had water borne toilets in each house that were linked with drains covered with burnt clay bricks. There were also toilets in ancient Egypt and China. In Roman civilization, toilets were sometimes part of public bath houses where men and women were together in mixed company. * The flush toilet was invented in 1596 by John Harrington * First valve-type flush toilet was introduced in 1738 by a man named J.F. Brondel (J.F. Bronde) * Alexander Cummings invented the Strap, a sliding valve between the bowl and the trap in 1775. * '''Samuel Prosser''' applied for and received a patent for a plunger toilet in 1777. * Joseph Bramah altered the design in 1778 so that it had a valve at the bottom of the bowl that worked on a hinge, a predecessor to the modern ballcock. * '''Thomas Twyford''' revolutionized the toilet business in 1885 when he built the first trapless toilet in a one-piece, all china design. * '''J. G. Jennings''' patented a washout closet in 1852. This unit had a shallow basin with a dished tray and water seal. The flush water drove the contents into the pan and then through the S-trap. * The U.S.Patent Office received applications for 350 new toilet designs between 1900 and 1932. * Engineers at the Emerson Motor Company in St. Louis have developed a 3.3 inch motor and a .2 horsepower pump that fits in a toilet tank to add speed and power to each flush. * Emerson partnered with pump manufacturers Zoeller Company and Hydromatic Pump Company to develop a Plumbing system that liquefies waste. * Thomas Crapper didn't invent the toilet, but was an English plumber from the late 1800s who held nine patents for plumbing products.

Answer 3

The toilet brush consists of a stiff bristle brush at the end of a plastic handle. It is used for scrubbing toilets. It was invented in 1932 by W.C. Schopp.

Answer 4

I'm not sure about bathrooms in general... but John Crapper invented the toilet.

Answer 5

He didn't invent the toilet. Sir John Harrington invented the toilet in 1596.

Answer 6

John H. Craper.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

the Romans did