Folding Lavatories are often adopted in offices where exposed basins would be somewhat unsightly, and also in confined spaces such as the lavatory compartments of railway carriages and the state-rooms of ships, An example is given in fig. 51. The basin is fixed to the inside of a fall-down door, and has a projecting rim to prevent splashing, except at the back; on closing the door the contents are discharged over the back of the basin into a receiver below, which is fitted with a connection for the waste-pipe. The taps and soap-dishes fit into the basin when the door is closed. Tinned copper is an excellent material both for the basin and for lining the receiver and the inside of the door, but enamelled cast-iron and porcelain are also used.

Fig. 51. Folding Lavatory.

Fig. 52. Hand Lavatory.

Small Hand Lavatories (fig. 52) are more frequently seen on the continent than in this country; the foul nature of our atmosphere compels us to adopt basins where a more thorough ablution can be obtained than in these small fittings.

Fig. 53. Fireclay Lavatories with Joint-piece A.