Urinoirs : publics et privés, kiosques, sièges et cabinets communs

This slim catalog focuses on the offerings of slate roofing manufacturer G. Larivière et Cie. and showcases products of a different sort: over twenty models of public "comfort stations," featuring slate interior units and roof tiles. This trade publication presents outdoor restroom designs from the practical to the fantastical—from riveted sheet metal privacy screens masking simple enclosed stalls; to more elaborate kiosks with iron openwork, Mansard roofs, and incorporated streetlights; to canopied styles that evoke Art Nouveau motifs; to the deluxe "chalet de nécessité," all illustrated in signed black-and-white lithographs. The catalog also provides technical information on slate, and concludes with the company's whimsical pavilion from the 1900 Exposition Universelle. The Library copy is partially annotated with model information.



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