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Plumbing Fixtures Of Europe

The Deadhead...


This fascinating fixture is peculiar to Majorca and shrewdly installed by the management with the desire to have the hostelry rated officially "De Luxe"...all rooms with shower and bath. No water pipes are connected but that is of minor importance. Very few tourists will take accommodations without private shower or bath. Be happy that your host has been so progressive.

The False Alarm...


The old jingle says, girls, you may hang your clothes on a hickory limb, etc., etc. But that doesn't include the bell-pull over the bath-tub — intended strictly for use in emergencies by those in distress. Hang your damp panties on the cord and you trigger a gong in the housekeeper's office... with embarrassing consequences.

The Rain-Bird...


This ingenious shower provides a copious flow of water from on high. It falleth as a gentle rain from heaven (mostly upon the bathroom floor beneath, there being no shower curtain). This problem is wisely resolved, however, by an open drain in the bathroom floor which also affords comfortable accommodation for insect life.

The Twin Johns...


If they seem a bit chummy, just remember it's an old European custom. Here you employ the relaxed approach. If a man answers, shut up. You're in the right place, he's in the right place... but it's no place for conversation.