In my last post http://www.scrollsawer.com/forum/off...htm#post397485 I somehow managed to weave the subject of lavatorial humour and specifically a type of toilet unfamiliar to my good pal JimSawyer - the humble squat or squatting pan.
Being a ceramic engineer and having worked with companies that manufacture toilets I guess you could say that these essential pieces of modern day furniture hold a special attraction for me. However, before ceramic toilets appeared on the scene many folks used wooden plank ones with holes cut in the wood through which to pee and defecate.
Where am I going with this thread??
This forum is to do with woodworking and being as I'm a guy that loves to dabble in culture and research things I want to share a classic of American Literature I found many years ago which is a piece of literary genius close to my heart - or rather, lower portions of my anatomy! A book which talks eloquently about the wooden plank toilets of yesteryear!
Check out the full 29 quarter-size page masterpiece by Charles Sales - The Specialist which is a free public domain read
The Specialist, by Charles Sale
I'm sure that many older members of this forum from the USA and Canada will know of this book but for those who don't take 30 mins to read it. It's fantastic.
Well worth having an illustrated copy of this to place on a shelf in that special 'wee room' in your home
Enjoy!
Being a ceramic engineer and having worked with companies that manufacture toilets I guess you could say that these essential pieces of modern day furniture hold a special attraction for me. However, before ceramic toilets appeared on the scene many folks used wooden plank ones with holes cut in the wood through which to pee and defecate.
Where am I going with this thread??
This forum is to do with woodworking and being as I'm a guy that loves to dabble in culture and research things I want to share a classic of American Literature I found many years ago which is a piece of literary genius close to my heart - or rather, lower portions of my anatomy! A book which talks eloquently about the wooden plank toilets of yesteryear!
Check out the full 29 quarter-size page masterpiece by Charles Sales - The Specialist which is a free public domain read
The Specialist, by Charles Sale
I'm sure that many older members of this forum from the USA and Canada will know of this book but for those who don't take 30 mins to read it. It's fantastic.
Well worth having an illustrated copy of this to place on a shelf in that special 'wee room' in your home
Enjoy!
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