Crapper Collection
Thomas Crapper (1837-1902), the pioneering English sanitary engineer, revolutionized the world of hygiene with his innovative inventions in the late 1800s
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Thomas Crapper (1837-1902), the pioneering English sanitary engineer, revolutionized the world of hygiene with his innovative inventions in the late 1800s. His patent drawing for the Water Waste Preventer, or the S-trap, in the 1880s, transformed the humble toilet into a modern convenience. By the 1890s, Thomas Crapper & Co Ltd, based in Kings Road, Chelsea, London, was manufacturing the CRAPPER TOILET, a symbol of progress and comfort. Even Sheffield Wednesday Football Club adopted this modern convenience in their stadium in 1905. During World War 1, Private A C Crapper carried on the legacy, bringing up supplies with the same ease and convenience that Thomas Crapper had introduced decades earlier. Thomas Crapper's ingenuity continues to shape our daily lives, making him a true unsung hero of the modern world.