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A chamber pot was the modern form of a toilet in colonial times for excretion purposes.
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What is a chamber pot?
A chamber pot was a ceramic or metal pot used in bedrooms to serve as a toilet. It was placed in a wooden bench or nice piece of furniture. It had a lid to cover the chamber pot. There were chamber maids who had to empty the chamber pots and clean them thoroughly. We have commodes today that serve the same purpose for sick and disabled people.
Where did the Ancient Romans go to the bath room?
They either went to the public latrines, or the latrines in their homes or used a chamber pot.
Where did outhouses go in medieval times?
They didn’t have them. People used chamber pots and threw the contents into the street below their window. When gunpowder was made there were men who came to get urine for the salt peter needed to make gunpowder. The king has the royal stool. This was a box with a chamber pot inside.
What was a queens chamber used for in a pyramid?
The Burial chamber for the Pharoah or King. obviously it was His Chamber. Tut Tut.
What are chamber pots?
If you mean from long ago, these were used instead of a toilet. There was no indoor plumbing. In the morning, they were dumped into the street. No, they did not even know that there were bacteria. They thought that diseases were caused by bad air. Men with money wore high heeled shoes to stay out of the mess in the street.Answer:Chamber pots are containers kept in the bedroom and used, mostly in the winter, before there was indoor plumbing to avoid going out in the cold at night to do toilet business. That is, the pot served as an indoor toilet. Some are elaborate, others are simple large mouth containers. When I was growing up slop jars were the chamber pots. It wasn't so long ago that lots of people used them. I don't know if all rural/farm homes have indoor plumbing today but I doubt it and anywhere they don't you can bet they still uses slop jars (common man's chamber pot). I understand they are still widely used in North Korea.See related links below for pictures of chamber pots.
What is a chamber pot?
A chamber pot was a ceramic or metal pot used in bedrooms to serve as a toilet. It was placed in a wooden bench or nice piece of furniture. It had a lid to cover the chamber pot. There were chamber maids who had to empty the chamber pots and clean them thoroughly. We have commodes today that serve the same purpose for sick and disabled people.
What is a antonym for the word chamber pot?
chamber pot
Who invented the chamber pot?
It is unknown who invented the Chamber pot, however, the earliest chamber pots were discovered in greece.
What is the difference between Hot chamber die casting and cold chamber die casting?
Hot chamber die casting In this melting pot is in the machine itself and a goose neck is used to inject the material from melting pot through nozzle into the die.Cold chamberIn this melting pot is outside the machine and a spool is used to put the molten material into the cylinder
What is the difference between Hot-chamber die casting and cold chamber die casting?
Hot chamber die casting In this melting pot is in the machine itself and a goose neck is used to inject the material from melting pot through nozzle into the die.Cold chamberIn this melting pot is outside the machine and a spool is used to put the molten material into the cylinder
Why were chamber pots used?
A chamber pot is a small usually ceramic bowl with a handle that is primarily used for urinating or defecation by medical patients who are bed ridden.
Where can you buy a new chamber pot?
where to purchase new chamber pots
What is a Funny Box?
It is where jesters lived, and was used by fat kings as a chamber pot by way of a hole in the ceiling.
What was the common name for the chamber pot?
johnny
What is a common name for a chamber pot?
Jerry
Its a crock and it stinketh story?
"How I got my chamber pot"
Where did the Ancient Romans go to the bath room?
They either went to the public latrines, or the latrines in their homes or used a chamber pot.
