Home > categories > Construction & Real Estate > Wash Basin > What did people use as a sink in the 1700's?
Question:

What did people use as a sink in the 1700's?

What did people use as a sink in the 1700's?

Answer:

A bucket of their own urine.
They used wash basins. Basically a large shallow bowl. They even had special tables to hold them.
A wash-basin. The wash basin be made of porcelain or clay pottery, depending on the wealth of the owner, and it would reside on a wash-stand that would hold the basin in a recess, and would hold a pitcher of water below, and a small spindle to hold a towel.

Share to: