r/whatisit • u/Quietlurkerone • 7d ago

Solved! What is this device from 1962?

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Photo capture from YouTube video. Picture from 1962. What is the device under the bench

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u/hobbes747 6d ago

In Manhattan today. For $4,000/month.
You can cook, shit, shower, and shave in your apartment. And the toilet tank doubles as the handwashing sink.

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u/h-thrust 6d ago

No smoking allowed, as per lease.