Ogle, Maureen.

All the modern conveniences : American household plumbing, 1840-1890 / Maureen Ogle.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

xii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology ; [new ser., no. 20]

Now, in All The Modern Conveniences, Maureen Ogle presents a fascinating study that explores the development of household plumbing in nineteenth-century America. Until 1840, indoor plumbing could be found only in mansions and first-class hotels. Then, in the decade before midcentury, Americans representing a wider range of economic circumstances began to install household plumbing with increasing eagerness.

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Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Plumbing United States History.
Technology Social aspects United States.
Technology.
Sociology.
Sanitary Engineering history
Installations sanitaires États-Unis Histoire.
Technologie Aspect social États-Unis.
Plomberie États-Unis Histoire.
Technologie.
Sociologie.
sociology.
Manners and customs
Plumbing
Technology Social aspects
Sanitäranlage
Sanitärtechnik
United States Social life and customs 19th century.
États-Unis Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle.
United States
USA

History

Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology ; new ser., no. 20.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 110538
Cote: ID TH6116.O36; ID:96-B1740
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