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History of the toilet (anna S.)

By Olinde Grade 5
  • First Toilets
    Jan 1, 1000

    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.