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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

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Samuel Prossen

-Patented the Plunger Closet

-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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