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New York State Soldiers' Depot, New York City: wash and bath room. Colour lithograph, 1864.

Kalk, Fett, Rost, Grünspan, Algen : Calmic cleaning compounds, wir helfen ihnen / Calmic GmbH.

Men washing themselves in a public or factory bathroom to prevent typhus, and having clothes cleaned in an industrial cleanser. Colour lithograph by V.S., 1921.

"Don't just sit there, Fred - get a house renovation grant." : If you need an inside lavoratory, proper bathroom or a hot water supply, see about a free grant at your town hall / Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office.

"Don't just sit there, George - get a house renovation grant." : If you need an inside lavoratory, proper bathroom or a hot water supply, see about a free grant at your town hall / Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office.

Down the plughole : an irreverent history of the bath / Steve Dobell.

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Lifebuoy soap : specially prepared for hands & bath : "gives you that healthy feeling" / Lever Brothers Ltd.

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Bathrooms

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Images referencing Bathrooms

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Down the plughole : an irreverent history of the bath / Steve Dobell.

"Home"

"Don't just sit there, George - get a house renovation grant." : If you need an inside lavoratory, proper bathroom or a hot water supply, see about a free grant at your town hall / Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office.

Kalk, Fett, Rost, Grünspan, Algen : Calmic cleaning compounds, wir helfen ihnen / Calmic GmbH.

Lifebuoy soap : specially prepared for hands & bath : "gives you that healthy feeling" / Lever Brothers Ltd.

Bathrooms

Images from the collections

Images referencing Bathrooms

Works from the collections

Down the plughole : an irreverent history of the bath / Steve Dobell.

"Home"

"Don't just sit there, George - get a house renovation grant." : If you need an inside lavoratory, proper bathroom or a hot water supply, see about a free grant at your town hall / Department of the Environment and the Welsh Office.

Kalk, Fett, Rost, Grünspan, Algen : Calmic cleaning compounds, wir helfen ihnen / Calmic GmbH.

Lifebuoy soap : specially prepared for hands & bath : "gives you that healthy feeling" / Lever Brothers Ltd.

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