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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ogle, Maureen.

Series:

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

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plumbing--United States--History.

Plumbing.

Technology--Social aspects--United States.

Technology.

United States--Social life and customs--19th century.

United States.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

xii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1. Domestic Reform and American Household Plumbing, 1840-1870

2. Water Supply and Waste Disposal for the Convenient House

3. Convenience Embodied: Midcentury Plumbing Fixtures

4. The End of Convenience: Science, Sanitation, and Professionalism, 1870-1890

5. The Sanitarians Take Charge: Scientific Plumbing in the American Home.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-182) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ogle, Maureen. All the modern conveniences.

ISBN:

0801852277

9780801852275

0801863708

9780801863707

OCLC:

33333828

Publisher Number:

99814196625

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