THE WORTHINGTON ADVANCE — SEPTEMBER 24, 1896
A New York Man’s Unique and Useful Invention.
This is the season of the year when a host of city people who go to the country say they live in a trunk, but to take a bath in a trunk is something that has just been made possible. Eugene Sandow is the man who has developed the idea, and it is as practical as his muscles. People who have tried the invention say he knows exactly what he is talking about. The trunk tub, says the New York Journal, looks like a trunk, and that is just what it is, for when it is not in use for bathing purposes it is perfectly available for ordinary trunk purposes. It is leather bound, cornered with bright steel fittings, and finished with highly-polished, brass-headed nails. lt has a massive brass lock, ornamented so as to add greatly to the looks of the affair.
To transform the trunk into a bathtub all that is necessary to do is to raise the lid, lift out the trays, and the tub is before you. The box portion of the trunk is lined with a light, waterproof fabric. The trunk is octagonal in shape, so there are no sharp corners inside.
In one of the trays of the trunk there is a little compartment also lined with rubber. This contains a pliable line of hose, which is to be attached to any faucet of the house, so that the trunk-bathtub may be filled with water. Under this idea it is not necessary to move the trunk-tub, as the water is carried to it from the length of any ordinary house. In the same compartment with the hose line there is a little faucet.
