Toilet Timeline

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    First Toilets are Made

    First Toilets are Made
    scara brae2300 BCE - In Skara Brae, stone huts have drains with cubicles over them, most likely toilets. Skara Brae is located in present day Northern U.K. The sewer system was very basic.
  • 150

    Toilets use water

    Toilets use water
    timeline of toilets2000 BCE - First sewers are made inthe Indus River Valley or present day India and Pakistan.The sewers allows toilets to use water when flushing. The water would flush into drain lines that would then empty into the main drain line. They even had maitenence to prevent clogging of the sewers.
  • 476

    Fall of Roman Empire

    Fall of Roman Empire
    toilet timelineThe Roman Empire falls causing a fallback in plumbing and toilet advancement for centuries. This was actually a very importatn event for toilets because it prevented the growth of toilets for many years. It took hundreds of years to rebuild toilet technology. It slowed the advancement of toilet advancement greatly.

  • First Flushing Toilet

    First Flushing Toilet
    flush toiletSir John Harrington creates the first flushing toilet for Queen Elizabeth the first. Unfortunately the idea never catched on and most people ridiculed the idea.

  • First patent of flushing toilet

    First patent of flushing toilet
    flush toiletAlthough flushing toilets were made before, many people mocked them and it never catched on. After 200 years, Alexander Cummings claimed the idea and patented it. It wasn't made by him but he claimed to be the inventor.

  • Joseph Brahmah creates improved hinge valve

    Joseph Brahmah creates improved hinge valve
    joseph bramahTh old hinge valve Brahmah thought, needed improvements.so he decided to improve upon it. Brahmah's valve sealed the bottom of the bowl, and a float valve system for the flush tank. This design was mostly used for boats.