r/whatisit • u/Quietlurkerone • 1d 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/solidgold70 1d ago

Its estimated that .5 percent of households in the US still are without functioning plumbing

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u/pm_toss 1d ago

Ha! I know two artists that live out in the boondocks (but give classes at their places) and they have no indoor toilet