General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 PREDOMINANTLY SYNTHETIC: SOME METAL COMPONENT PARTS..2PT SUPPLIED WITH MOUNTING SCREWS & NUTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

52.0 cm

Width

43.0 cm

Height

14.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Plumbing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TOTO

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Orange

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS ITEM BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES 1995+.

Canada

PART OF THE EXHIBIT "TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95", PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS, FOR CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBIT VENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONTCENTRE, TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA

Function

PROVIDES PHYSICAL SUPPORT FOR USER, AND HOUSES MECHANISMS USED TO SUPPLY STREAM OF WATER FOR WASHING GENITALS & ANAL AREA.

Technical

TOILET SEATS WHICH INCORPORATE A WATER JET MECHANISM TO BATHE THE USER ARE CURRENTLY USED BY APPROX. 20% OF JAPANESE POPULATION (1996). THEY ARE RELATIVELY RARE IN N. AMERICA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 'WARM WATER' CONTROL LABELLED/.2 CONTROL BAR LABELLED '- +'. 2 BATTERY COMPARTMENTS MARKED 'AA/R6'; COVER FOR COMPARTMENT BEARS FOLLOWING TEXT: '520/ (CAUTION)/ - Use 2 batteries size/ AA/R6./ - Insert batteries in the/ correct direction as/ indicated by + -./ - DO NOT combine new/ and old batteries./ ABS'. 'RB 14' HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER INSIDE BATTERY COMPARTMENT/.2PT HOLDER: 'ABS' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON EXTERIOR SURFACE

Missing

UNKNOWN _ APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1-.2 &.2PT FLAT-WHITE SYNTHETIC CASING HAVE SLIGHTLY ROUGH TEXTURE SUGGESTING CHINAWARE OR UNGLASED PORCELAIN. BACK PORTION OF.1 SEAT HOUSING PUMP MECHANISM & MOUNTING SCREWS, ETC. IS SMOOTH, HIGHLY REFLECTIVE WHITE PLASTIC. PALE BLUE CORD & SEAT SUPPORTS ON.1; BLUE & ORANGE CONTROLS ON.2

Decoration

N/A