Flushing Toilet, CSS Alabama, #91-217-AG
![<p>A flushing toilet recovered from CSS Alabama. A large porcelain bowl decorated with boating and country scenes set in a lead base that tapers down onto a large square brass washer. A circular hole is made at the bottom of the bowl where a round brass door swings open and shut. Connected to the brass washer is brass handle which would allow you to operate the brass door. The brass washer is screwed into another square lead piece below it and abruptly tapers to a circular lead piece.</p> <p>A flushing toilet recovered from CSS Alabama. A large porcelain bowl decorated with boating and country scenes set in a lead base that tapers down onto a large square brass washer. A circular hole is made at the bottom of the bowl where a round brass door swings open and shut. Connected to the brass washer is brass handle which would allow you to operate the brass door. The brass washer is screwed into another square lead piece below it and abruptly tapers to a circular lead piece.</p>](/content/history/nhhc/research/underwater-archaeology/conservation-and-curation/ua-artifact-collections/css-alabama-artifact-collection/css-alabama-artifact-photo-collection/css-alabama-toilet/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1593007003697.jpg)
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- Boats-Ships-Confederate
- Underwater Archaeology
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- Civil War 1861-1865
Navy Communities
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