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How did they empty tin baths?

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How did they empty tin baths?
To empty a tin bath, people worked by hand. After bathing, someone would use a bucket or other container to remove the water. This usually meant making many trips outdoors to dump the water. Shop a selection of tin bath tubs on 1stDibs.
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sitz Hip Bath, Mid 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
19th Century English Victorian Sitz Hip Bath, circa 1850–1880 Material: Tin over Steel A wonderfully characterful English sitz, or hip, bath dating to the Victorian period, circa 1...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Tin

Two Antique Hip Baths, English, Tin, Planter, Jardiniere, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a near pair of antique hip baths. An English, tin over steel bath as planter or jardiniere, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1900.
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Antique Late 19th Century British Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Tin

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