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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James Conrad, post: 4273004, member: 5066&quot;]Most people confuse water benches with bucket benches, similar form but they served a much different function.</p><p>Water benches were communal washstands that usually had cupboard doors and drawers that could hold towels &amp; soaps so a family could wash up before their meals. </p><p>Naturally, these &quot;water benches&quot; (now misnamed bucket benches) had to have a bucket of water handy as well!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Water Bench, 19th century</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]340927[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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