Has anyone ever heard about the Pittsburgh Potties? These toilets are located in basements,they aren't enclosed and there are no other amenities such as sinks. The first two explanations simply don't wash for me,if you'll excuse the pun,the claim that since Pittsburgh was a steel town the man of the house would enter through the basement and change clothes and use the toilet before going upstairs so as not to bring the dirt into the living area,if that were true wouldn't there have been a sink? Same deal with the second guess which was the area was for servant use,again they would really want them to wash their hands before say,serving/cooking meals. Making the third choice the most probable that they were damage control for when the sewers backed up which was common in the late 19th century and it was easier to clean out the lowest point rather than have the sewage spill out on the main floor,though it still seems odd to have not included a sink.
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