![A PAIR OF 1869 HARTFORD EARTH-CLOSET COMPOSTING TOILET PROMOTIONAL PAMPHLETS by THE EARTH CLOSET COMPANY - First edition - 1869 - from BUCKINGHAM BOOKS (SKU: 43321) A PAIR OF 1869 HARTFORD EARTH-CLOSET COMPOSTING TOILET PROMOTIONAL PAMPHLETS by THE EARTH CLOSET COMPANY - First edition - 1869 - from BUCKINGHAM BOOKS (SKU: 43321)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/962/455/1199455962.0.x.jpg)
A PAIR OF 1869 HARTFORD EARTH-CLOSET COMPOSTING TOILET PROMOTIONAL PAMPHLETS by THE EARTH CLOSET COMPANY - First edition - 1869 - from BUCKINGHAM BOOKS (SKU: 43321)
Science Museum on X: "For #WorldToiletDay, here's a pic of earth closets from a 19th C Thomas Crapper catalogue. They held enough earth '...for 50 charges' at a time. From our Trade
![An old engraving of a portable, metal earth closet or toilet. It is from a Victorian book of the 1880s. An earth, pail closet or privy was a device used for the An old engraving of a portable, metal earth closet or toilet. It is from a Victorian book of the 1880s. An earth, pail closet or privy was a device used for the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DA9YJR/an-old-engraving-of-a-portable-metal-earth-closet-or-toilet-it-is-from-a-victorian-book-of-the-1880s-an-earth-pail-closet-or-privy-was-a-device-used-for-the-disposal-of-human-waste-the-closet-had-a-seat-and-a-portable-receptacle-below-that-collected-the-waste-it-was-removed-and-emptied-by-the-local-authority-on-a-regular-basis-the-contents-known-as-night-soil-would-either-be-incinerated-or-composted-into-fertiliser-earth-systems-still-exist-in-remote-areas-when-camping-and-in-poor-countries-and-it-can-be-considered-a-green-solution-to-human-waste-if-hygienic-methods-are-employed-2DA9YJR.jpg)
An old engraving of a portable, metal earth closet or toilet. It is from a Victorian book of the 1880s. An earth, pail closet or privy was a device used for the
![Engraving of an earth closet, a basic type of toilet with dry earth used to cover excrement. Dated 19th Century Stock Photo - Alamy Engraving of an earth closet, a basic type of toilet with dry earth used to cover excrement. Dated 19th Century Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HHEJ2H/engraving-of-an-earth-closet-a-basic-type-of-toilet-with-dry-earth-HHEJ2H.jpg)