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For the Men

For the Men

These "ergonomic" urinals were quite interesting, I've only come across them two or three times over the years.
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Sit or Stand, THAT is the question!!
eldokid@aol.com
Thu 02-04-2010
those are kinda interesting i guess if yur into collecting toilets but i will hand it to u motts that is a cool shot and i have never seen one of those
IM HERE TO CONFESS
Thu 02-04-2010
Somehow seems like a bad idea in a psych ward...
Dylan
Thu 02-04-2010
Those don't look they would be very comfortable to sit on, so I am guessing that would be the mens room.
Maniac Mike
Fri 02-05-2010
wait....you can SIT??
ginberry
Fri 02-05-2010
With not much urinal experience personally, to me the angle would reduce the need for much um, manual dexterity. Uh. Yeah.
Lizzie
Fri 02-05-2010
I don't think I have ever seen freestanding urinals before. Nice find.
Mike
Fri 02-05-2010
Lol Lizzie!
Kathy W.
Fri 02-05-2010
I thought they were soap dispensers.
Marc
Fri 02-05-2010
Unique for sure.
TootUncommon
Sat 02-06-2010
Weird. My first thought was, "Is aiming really that hard for guys??"

Then my second thought was of the cleaning-up I have to do after my sons. So yeah, I guess sometimes it is.

Interesting idea, the ergonomic urinal.
Rekrats
Sun 02-07-2010
If I may clear the air on these: I rarely see these and have only seen them a few times myself. I know exactly what they are. I had seen them advertised in a 1940s "Motor Age" magazine, a trade magazine for auto service stations. Believe it or not, these were sold as a urinal for women to use while standing.

My only encounter with these in person was at the Del Coronado Hotel in San Diego, (California, USA). The rest room had been marked for men when I saw them. Having been aware they existed and never seeing one, It was a rare treat to piss in such an odd piece of hygiene history.
autoguy
Sun 02-07-2010
Thanks for the info, autoguy! That's interesting.
Kathy W.
Sun 02-07-2010
I wish the bars i went to had these, it would reduce my fear of splash back tremendously!!!!!
nivek
Mon 02-08-2010
Believe it or not The Corinthian Yacht Club located in Essington Pa., just outside of Phiily has several of these still in use. Walking into the mens restroom on the second floor is like stepping into a time warp,with most of the bathroom about as old as these urinals.I think these date back to the early 1900s.
money
Wed 02-10-2010
And it seems like that's where all these ended up. In a men's room. These obviously didn't go over very well with the ladies. Men? Oh hell, we'll piss anywhere, we don't care. Well, an electric fence is not good. Almost anywhere.
autoguy
Fri 02-12-2010
autoguy! Howyadoin'?
Lynne
Fri 02-12-2010
you can tell they are for men, the toilet has an adam's apple
Joe
Sat 02-13-2010
Those are very old. I saw one of these recently in NJ at what was once a military base. Its still in use. Very interesting to see them.
JackieB
Sat 02-20-2010
Lynnie! Why, I'm fine, thanks. Well, more fat and less hair, but still kicking. I hope you are well also!

Funny you should pop up! I was just getting a chuckle out a 2006 post of yours that I had stumbled back upon! *evil laugh*
http://www.opacity.us/i...om.htm#comment_32196
autoguy
Sat 02-20-2010
that's some impressive paint peeling going on... i wonder what happened to the pipe on the right toilet.... i also reccomend visiting this site i recently stumbled upon, it shows toilets from various cultures around the world... strangely fascinating...
http://www.cromwell-intl.com/toilet/
Caro
Wed 02-24-2010
We have these in the ladies rooms in some bathrooms on the Umass Amherst campus.
Neariel
Mon 03-08-2010
I'm always fascinated by ambiguously designed toilet fixtures. At first I thought it might be some sort of bidet.
Grandcarriage
Thu 06-10-2010
There is something oddley humerous about this photo. I dont know what though!
C.Murray
Sat 11-13-2010

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