Thomas Crapper
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Thomas Crapper was an English plumber and businessman. He founded Thomas Crapper & Co in London, a plumbing equipment company. His notability with regard to toilets has often been overstated, mostly d
Thomas Crapper
Thomas Crapper branding on one of his company's toilets
Manhole cover, inscribed "T Crapper & Co Sanitary Engineers Marlboro Works Chelsea London"
Manhole cover
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A manhole cover is a removable plate forming the lid over the opening of a manhole, an opening large enough for a person to pass through. It is used as an access point for an underground vault or pipe
Thomas Crapper
…the world's first bath, toilet and sink showroom in King's Road. Crapper was noted for the quality of his products and received several royal warrants. Manhole covers with Crapper's company's name on them in Westminster Abbey have become one of London's minor tourist attractions. Thomas Crapper was born in Thorne…
A round manhole and its cover
Ancient Roman sewer grate made out of lime sandstone, 1st century AD, excavated at Vindobona (present-day Vienna)
Pick holes in manhole cover, Palo Alto, California, USA
Manhole valve made in 2022