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Sear SilkMuse: There was indeed a Brit plumber named Crapper, but he did not invent the flush toilet. We had a source for that information. For the hell of it, I'll look for it and add it to this.
Here's the URL, and also a lot of stuff worth browsing. Six articles about plumbing in antiquity!
I learned something I did not know before, from the article on plumbing in Babylon. It is a very fine, very informative article. I had always thought that when straw was used for making unfired bricks, it was used as long stems. Instead, the article says it was finely chopped. I am not sure why this was the preferred method. Maybe it somehow kept bricks from developing cracks as they dried.
http://www.theplumber.com/crapper.html Thanks, SilkMuse!
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Post deleted by SilkMuse SilkMuse 06/11/02 06:06 PM Re: Keeping Abreast wwh 06/11/02 06:16 PM Re: more plumbing history wwh 06/11/02 10:37 PM Re: Egyptian plumbing wwh 06/11/02 11:27 PM Re: Egyptian plumbing of troy 06/11/02 11:49 PM Re: Building of Pyramids wwh 06/11/02 11:38 PM Re: Keeping Abreast of troy 06/11/02 07:08 PM Re: Greek plumbing wwh 06/11/02 11:47 PM Re: Greek plumbing wwh 06/11/02 11:52 PM Re: Jerusalem plumbing wwh 06/11/02 11:59 PM Re: Greek plumbing of troy 06/12/02 12:17 AM
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