Description

 This very rare odorless commode pot  is about 12″ high. It was  invented and patented in 1829 by a pharmacist named Frigerio, who worked at the Paris Maternity Hospital. It was sold in two form: one, with a commode; the other as a pot that could be placed within the buyer’s own commode.  A French colleague tells us that:”We cannot translate “selline” because this is a neologism from, in French, “Selles” = feces/fecal matter.” The principle employed  was a simple one, but the design was sufficiently original  to warrant the issuance of a patent, viz., charcoal was used to absorb the fecal odors. We’ve provide a link to the patent below. There are 17 image in the patent ; make sure to keep clicking right using single and double arrows. No maker is indicated on the applied label.