HISTORY OF PLUMBING
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John Harrington
Invented the modern day water closet
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Alexander Cummings
\-Reinvented Harrington’s water closet
\-Invented S-Trap, Trap, and Sliding Bowl
\-Invented S-Trap, Trap, and Sliding Bowl
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Samuel Prossen
\-Patented the Plunger Closet
\-Invented a toilet with a valve at the bottom
\-Invented a toilet with a valve at the bottom
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Thomas Twyford
Invented the trapless toilet in one piece.(mechanism is considered as pioneer in Sanitary Science.)
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J.G Jennings
\-Patented the washout water closet
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Washout Water Closet
Shallow pan with a dish trap and water seal.
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