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Did Thomas Crapper invent the toilet?
Answer The first flushing thunder box was actually christened with Aussie slang in mind with yes crapper as the man No the ancient Sumetia, Egypt and Indian'…s had invented it but in 1778 John Bramah made a better one. then in 1849 Stephen Green desighned the U-bend or water trap to stp the smell.then in 1888 Doulton invented the water closet where a box was on top on the celeing and to flush you would pull a sting and the waste would go into a sewer. in 1915 it was modified were all you did was push a handle, the way you do now in days, and the waste was gone.In the last century Thomas Crapper had a company that made toilets,washbasins and baths. Can you guess how his name lived on? I hope that answers your question. If you mean John Crapper he is the inventor of the porcelin toilet. A. Thomas Crapper held many patents for toilets , but the inventor was named John Harrington. Thus we have the two nicknames for the flush toilet. I bless them in memory often. Our lives would be much less civilized without their contributions. (MORE)
