Like many older farm houses my home was constructed without indoor plumbing. But in the early 1970s, indoor plumbing was added to my house. That’s fairly late by American standards.
Up until that time all water for drinking, cooking and bathing was hand carried into the house. Water was also carried in by buckets to the cellar for laundry which was heated by fire in a copper boiler.
For most of the family’s toilet needs an outhouse was located in the backyard. The outdoor privy has since been torn down but a foundation stone remains to mark the spot. For nighttime toilet needs a chamber pot was used.
