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History of the toilet (anna S.)

By Olinde Grade 5
  • Jan 1, 1000

    First Toilets

    First Toilets
    Some of the first toilets were Egyptian with wooden and limestone seats

  • Flush!

    Flush!
    John Harrington invented the first flushing toilet

  • Americans and toilets

    Americans and toilets
    Henry Longfellow was one of the first
    Americans to have an indoor toilet

  • Flush (again)

    Flush (again)
    In 1872 Thomas Crapper invents a quieter flushing toilet (women liked this)

  • more modern

    more modern
    Gio Ponti designed a toilet that looks very much like ones we use today.