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Who invinted the flush toilet?
A certain gentleman named (believe it or not) Thomas Crapper. Hence the saying "going for a crap".
How old was Thomas Crapper at death?
Thomas Crapper died on January 27, 1910 at the age of 73.
Who Invention the toilet?
The design of the flushing toilet was likely by Sir John Harrington (also Harington, 1561-1612) in 1596.Toilets were in use before written history in the Indus Valley region (now India-Pakistan), dating to as early as 2600 BC.Little is known of the inventor J. F. Brondel who developed a valve-type flushing mechanism in 1738. However, the modern version of the toilet is mostly unchanged since the patenting of the S-trap by Alexander Cummings in 1775.The dispute continues to the present over the role of Thomas Crapper (1836-1910), who holds patents on several features of modern toilets, including the floating ballcock. The application of the slang name to the toilet actually precedes Crapper, being derived from the Dutch or Old French crappe, meaning chaff).Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet, though he did invent the ballcock, and he is credited with widely popularising the use of toilets, particularly as indoor facilities. He was a plumber and (later) manufacturer who incorporated/adapted a number of established designs and inventions into his toilets, yet he is often erroneously credited as the inventor of the toilet itself (which, as mentioned, is at least several thousand years older than him).The word 'crap' (used as a curse, in reference to something shoddy, or as a direct reference to the act/product of bowel movement) is very old- much older, in fact, than Thomas Crapper himself. His name is seen as (an appropriate) coincidence.The basic components of a modern (western) toilet include Albert Giblin's syphoning cistern, Sir John Harrington's flushing system, Alexander Cummings' S-trap or U-bend, and Thomas Twyford's characteristic all-ceramic bowl/cistern. Thomas Crapper put all this together into what we call nowadays... a crapper!
Is crap a Latin word?
YES!Answ2. No. Thomas Crapper, an English plumber invented improvements to toilet systems, including syphonic flush systems, in the 1800s.He also entered into joint ventures with the manufacturers of porcelain toilet bowls, and sanitary ware and sewage systems in general.It is commonly said that due to the wide-spread visibility and use of his products, the phrase "going to the crapper" entered the general vocabulary, but this is incorrect.A crapping ken was referred to in the Oxford Dictionary of 1846, where ken is a small house, and crap from old Dutch word meaning to cut off or clip. Cropper probably comes from the same root.
Where did Thomas Crapper die?
He was a plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co. Ltd. in London.Despite urban legend, Crapper did not invent the flush toilet (the myth being helped by the surname). However, Crapper put in effort to popularise it and did come up with some related inventions. He was noted for the quality of his products and received several Royal Warrants. The noun "crap" was in use long before he was born, but no longer used in Victorian Britain.The manhole covers with Crapper's company's name on them in Westminster Abbey are now a minor tourist attraction.Thomas Crapper and his companyThe story of Thomas Crapper and his achievements has been somewhat confused by Wallace Reyburn's 1969 book Flushed With Pride: The Story of Thomas Crapper (ISBN 1-85702-860-0), a heavily fictionalised satirical biography in the style of scholarship [1]. Adam Hart-Davis' later writings on Crapper help set the record straight.Crapper was born in Waterside, Yorkshire (near Thorne), in September 1836 (the exact date is unknown). His father Charles was a steamboat captain. At the age of 14, Crapper was apprenticed to a master plumber in Chelsea, London. After his apprenticeship and three years as a journeyman plumber, in 1861 he founded his own company at Robert Street, Chelsea. In 1866 he moved the business to nearby Marlborough Road (now part of Draycott Avenue).Thomas Crapper did not invent the flush toilet - credit is usually given to Sir John Harington in 1596, with Alexander Cummings' 1775 toilet regarded as the first of the modern line - but he did popularise it. He was a shrewd businessman, salesman and self-publicist. In a time when bathroom fixtures were barely spoken of, he heavily promoted sanitary plumbing and pioneered the concept of the bathroom fittings showroom.In the 1880s, Prince Edward (later Edward VII) purchased his country seat of Sandringham House in Norfolk and invited Thomas Crapper & Co. to supply the plumbing, including thirty lavatories with cedarwood seats and enclosures, thus giving Crapper his first Royal Warrant. The firm received further warrants from Edward as King and from George V both as Prince of Wales and as King. Contrary to popular belief, however, Crapper never received a knighthood and was never styled Sir Thomas Crapper.In 1904 Crapper retired, passing the firm to his nephew George and his business partner Robert Marr Wharam. Crapper lived at 12 Thornsett Road, Anerley for the last thirteen years of his life and died on January 27, 1910. He was buried in the nearby Elmers End Cemetery.In 1966, the company was sold by then-owner Robert G. Wharam (son of Robert Marr Wharam) on his retirement, to their rivals John Bolding & Sons. Bolding then went into liquidation in 1969. The company fell out of use until 1998, when the firm was acquired by Simon Kirby, a historian and collector of antique bathroom fittings, who relaunched the company in Stratford-upon-Avon, producing authentic reproductions of Crapper's original Victorian bathroom fittings.Source: http://www.answers.com/thomas+crapper?gwp=11&ver=2.3.0.609&method=3
Who innvented the word crap?
The usual version is that the word derives from Thomas Crapper (1836-1910), an English manufacturer of toilets, but this is incorrect. "crap" and "crapping ken" (toilet) appear in the Oxford English Dictionary of 1846 and it is believed that the word originates from the Old French "crappe" meaning grain siftings or chaff.
How old was Thomas Edison when he invented th light bulb?
Thomas Edison was 32 years old when he invented the light bulb in 1879.
How old was Thomas Edison when he invented the vote recorder?
27 years old
How old was Thomas Adams when he invented chewing gum?
he was 53
How old was thomas sipyon when he invented jewlery?
Thomas Sipyon is not a real person and did not invent jewelry.
How old was thomas sipyon when he invented jewelry?
Thomas Sipyon is not a real person and did not invent jewelry.
How old is a toilet?
a toilet is about 50 millon years old even though they were not always flushing but they are 50millon years old kayleigh i don't agree that a toilet is 50millon years i think a toilet is about how long you had it for example:if you had a toilet for 5 years then the toilet is about 5 years
