Today is: Thomas Crapper Day

"Where's the crapper?" you've likely said. Although Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet — that is usually credited to John Harrington in 1596 — he did help perfect and popularize it. We celebrate him today, on the anniversary of his death in 1910.

Born in Thorne, South Yorkshire, England, in 1836, Crapper founded the Thomas Crapper and Co. Ltd. in 1866, in London. He patented and manufactured "sanitary appliances." Among his patents are four for drain improvements, three for water closets, one for pipe joints, and one for manhole covers. His plumbing products were used by the British royal family. Crapper was the first to make bathroom fixture showrooms and he talked proudly about toilets.

Source: Checkiday.com.

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