Heritage Tea Rooms
Posted: August 18, 2017 Filed under: Antique Toilets, Australian Toilets, North Queensland Leave a commentWent for a cuppa today at the Harveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms, famous for being the oldest building in North Queensland
Bertha’s old school urinal
Posted: December 4, 2016 Filed under: American Toilets, Antique Toilets, Baltimore, MD, Toilets at Bars & Pubs, Urinals Leave a commentAn old-school monster of a urinal at Bertha’s in Baltimore’s Fells Point. What a bulky piece of equipment this thing is.
A humorous sign for punters to read while they piss:
Smithsonian toilets
Posted: December 3, 2016 Filed under: American Toilets, Antique Toilets, Outhouses, Touristy Toilets, Washington, DC Leave a commentThere were a couple of interesting & educational toilet-related exhibits waiting for me at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
An historic house from the 1760’s that stood in Ipswich, Massachusetts, was taken apart in 1963 and reassembled in the museum, thanks to a group of concerned residents who didn’t want to see such a beautiful old structure go to waste. A three-part shed was added onto the house in the 1800’s, including this outhouse which remained in use until 1946:
Elsewhere in the museum I spied some more American toilet history in the form of this elaborate ceramic bowl circa 1900:
Historic toilets at the historic Wyatt House
Posted: September 2, 2016 Filed under: Antique Toilets, Canadian Toilets, Maritimes, Prince Edward Island, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentThere were two very special toilets at Wyatt Historic House, in the small city of Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Firstly: this chamber pot, hidden inside the steps to the bed in one of the grand old bedrooms. Just put on the cover & push the pot back in when you’re done!
And secondly, how about this glorious old bathroom? This is the original dating back to 1907, in what was one of the most authentic historic houses I think I’ve ever seen
The oldest flush toilet in Toronto
Posted: July 2, 2016 Filed under: Antique Toilets, Canadian Toilets, Toronto, ON, Touristy Toilets Leave a commentThis is the oldest indoor flush toilet in Toronto!
I took a tour of Colborne Lodge in High Park today; my guide told me it was installed by surveyor & engineer John George Howard around 1860 and remains complete with original wallpaper & toilet roll holder. Even more fascinating is the bathroom was built behind a secret door, camouflaged to look like it was part of the wall, because back in those days indoor toilets were thought to be unsanitary. Guests didn’t even know the room existed.
Casa Loma
Posted: October 28, 2013 Filed under: Antique Toilets, Canadian Toilets, Toronto, ON, Touristy Toilets | Tags: casa loma, castle, marble, toronto Leave a comment
The loo in the magnificent marble bathroom of Toronto’s very own castle, the Casa Loma
Old Melbourne Gaol
Posted: August 4, 2013 Filed under: Antique Toilets, Australian Toilets, Melbourne, Prison Toilets | Tags: cistern, gaol, history, jail, melbourne, old melbourne gaol Leave a comment
The cisterns at the police watch house adjacent to the Old Melbourne Gaol were operated by officers from outside the cell. If any of the cellmates caused trouble, the toilet would’t be flushed for a few days as a form of punishment.
