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Suffragette - Womens Rights - BloomerismA woman wearing bloomers is stopped by a Policeman from entering a Ladies Public Toilet as she is wearing bloomers, which PC Plod views as unsuitable for a lady! Date: 1913
Drunk Stockbroker - confused by toilet rollDrunk Stockbroker - confused by a toilet roll, which he takes to be the ticker tape! (which would have provided him with the latest market prices). Date: circa 1910s
Sanitary ware, Plate 42, showing wash basins, urinals and toilet bowls in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s
Knightsbridge, London - looking east. The Hyde Park Hotel is on the left. Date: circa 1910s
Advert for Ewarts Califront hot water 1928" Just turn the tap" Ewarts Califront hot water instantly night or day. Hot water supply to bath, lavatory, basin ect. 1928
Lavatory made out of the trunk of a RedwoodLavatory made out of the trunk of a Giant Redwood Tree at Mount Patterson, California.The Twig lettering on the top reads Rest Room !
Comic postcard, Ladies Only toilet - Put me among the girls! Date: early 20th century
Comic postcard, Men Only toilet - Where are you going to, my pretty maid? Date: early 20th century
Advert, William Stevenson & Co, GlasgowAdvert for William Stevenson & Co, bathroom fittings, Brown Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
A Gentleman and a Lady descend into a public convenienceA Gentleman and a Lady descend elegantly into their respective public conveniences Date: circa 1905
Short S14 Sarafand, S1589, aft storage space and lavatory equipment
Smart Bathroom 1913A state-of-the-art bathroom, fully tiled, with lavatory, bath, shower head, bidet and wash basin. Date: 1913
Advert for Morrison, Ingram & Son bath and lavatories 1888Advertisement in a trade book for 1888, specialities of the manufactures of patent steamless and noiseless baths and lavatories, patent spray, cascade, trinal and other closets
Vitramant Coloured Pedestal Lavatory (washbasin) finished in black enamel. Date: circa 1920s
Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Rose de Barry pink. Date: circa 1920s
Vitromant Coloured pedestal Lavatory (Wash Basin)Vitromant Coloured pedestal Lavatory (Wash Basin / sink) in pink enamel with chromium plated fittings. Date: circa 1920s
Novio toilet paper advertisement, 1915Advertisement for Novio, the finest toilet paper ever produced - antiseptic, thin, soft, strong and silky. Date: 1915
Small dog alerts his mistress to her impending errorWhere are you going my pretty maid? - A small dog alerts his mistress to her impending error of choosing the wrong entrance to the public lavatories... Date: circa 1910s
Fitted Bathroom 1903Example of a fitted bathroom, with tiled walls and porcelain plunge bath, perfecto lavatory etc. taken from Maple & Cos book: Healthy Homes Date: 1903
Advert for Maple fitted bedroom furniture 1898Inexpensive fitted bedroom furniture and also an example of a cabinet with casting and carved panels and a sink with hot and cold taps. Date: 1898
Housewife in the backyard of her terraced home with childrenA beautifully-shot study of a Housewife in the backyard of her terraced home with her children. Date: circa 1910s
A selection of household brushes- from top to bottom: Bass Broom Heads; closet or lavatory brushes; Sweeps brushes; and Hearth brushes. Date: c. 1910
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Armitage Green BasinArmitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Armitage Green Wash Basin (sink). Date: circa 1920s
The Senlac Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin) Suite in Dove Tigrato, Veneto Crocicohio or Cippolino Versilla. Date: circa 1920s
Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Claire de Lune Blue. Date: circa 1920s
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Staffordshire Blue ClosetArmitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Staffordshire Blue Water Closet (toilet). Date: circa 1920s
The Classic Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin) SuiteThe Classic Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin / sink) Suite in Breche Violetta Rose Aurore Date: circa 1920s
Vitromant Coloured Shelf Lavatory (Wash Basin / sink) - from the Vitromant Sanitaryware range - from a catalogue for Nicholls and Clarke Ltd. London
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware -Dove Grey BasinArmitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Dove Grey Wash Basin (sink). Date: circa 1920s
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Mottled Amber BasinArmitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Mottled Amber Wash Basin (sink). Date: circa 1920s
Mens LavatoryA rather dodgy looking gent emerges from a mens lavatory in central London. Date: 1980s
Richard DickinsonRICHARD DICKY DICKINSON Lavatory attendant at Scarborough Spa : he is the only named lavatory attendant in our collection. Date: 1669 - ?
Gents toilet with slate roof, North WalesA circular gents toilet, built in 1850 with stone walls and a slate roof, somewhere in North Wales where the slate is quarried
Edwardian LavatoryA late Victorian or Edwardian latrine, boxed into a room decorated with patterned yellow wallpaper
1940S LOOA typical 1940s lavatory, with green walls and black and white floor tiles, separated from the bathroom
Smart Bathroom 1911A state-of-the-art bathroom, fully tiled, with lavatory, bath, shower head, bidet and wash basin
BABYs BATHTIME 1912Mother and baby in a modern bathroom
Public toiletPicturesque mens convenience at Pont Aven, Bretagne, France