{"product_id":"vintage-victorian-sanitory-fountain","title":"Antique Allen Sanitary Fountain \u0026 Portable Bath Oddity","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA wonderfully unusual piece of early American domestic history, this metal reservoir was part of the Allen Portable Bath Apparatus manufactured by the Allen Manufacturing Co. of Toledo, Ohio. Marketed in the early 20th century as a practical way to bring bathing facilities into homes without conventional bathrooms, the Allen system was designed to provide a bath using a remarkably small quantity of water. Period advertising enthusiastically promoted the invention as a way to give virtually any household its own bathroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe tall metal tank retains its wonderfully graphic original \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e“Allen’s Sanitary Fountain”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e label, along with an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union label, hanging handle, and lower outlet spout. Its richly oxidized surface, worn graphics, and utilitarian construction give it exceptional character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCirca 1900-1925. Decorative Use Only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eToday it makes a fascinating piece of early advertising and industrial décor — equally compelling displayed on a shelf, mounted on a wall, or incorporated into a collection of primitive and utilitarian objects.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squirrel - Stone House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52917485961501,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/4488\/7581\/files\/IMG_9900.jpg?v=1789145891","url":"https:\/\/squirrelmanchester.com\/products\/vintage-victorian-sanitory-fountain","provider":"SQUIRREL art + gathered goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}