Self-Cleaning House Organic Toilet Model
Maker and role
Frances Gabe (b.1915, d.2017), Patentee
Production date
Circa 1980
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Foam, plastic, metal
Measurements
8 1/2 x 10 x 8 1/2" (21.6 x 25.4 x 21.6cm)
Description
Frances Gabe's Self-Cleaning House was patented on January 31, 1984 as a Self-Cleaning Building Construction. Included in the patent was more than 60 separate inventions including this one for a waterless organic toilet.
According to Gabe: "The toilet has no base to collect spatters and dust...It 'flushes' automatically when the lid is closed without a drop of water."
According to Gabe: "The toilet has no base to collect spatters and dust...It 'flushes' automatically when the lid is closed without a drop of water."
Object number
2005.21.2
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