Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1911 — WASHSTAND THAT FOLDS UP [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WASHSTAND THAT FOLDS UP

Novel Arrangement That I* Designed for Flats In Which Bathroom* Are Small. An Ingenious arrangement to overcome lack of space In bathrooms has been designed by a Philadelphia man. It might be termed a folding wash stand, for it consists of a wash basin that lets down Into the tub and can.

be folded up against the wall when not in use. A bracket in the wall holds a curved supporting arm which is hinged in the center. On the other end of this arm the basin is pivotally affixed. When the arm is extended it supports the basin over the center of the tub and can be swung in either direction so that the receptacle can be held under the spiggots to be filled. In emptying the basin all that has to be done is to tilt It on Its own hinge and the supporting arm can then be folded back against the wall and the whole apparatus be out of the way If anyone wants to take a bath. For flats and apartments or anywhere where bathroom space Is at a premium this device will take th* place of a stationery wash stand.