Madison Museum of Bathroom Tissue
The Madison Museum of Bathroom Tissue was established in 1992 and closed in 2000. The museum was founded by Carol Kolb[1] in Madison, Wisconsin in a second-floor apartment, three blocks from the Wisconsin State Capitol.[2][3][4][5]
At its peak, the MMBT's permanent collection contained approximately 3,000 rolls of toilet paper.[6] The toilet paper's origins ranged from the bathrooms of other museums, like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim, to American tourist destinations like Wall Drug and Graceland. The museum also had European, African, Australian, Canadian, and Mexican toilet paper as well as a collection of toilet paper from bars and restaurants located in Madison. The Manufacturers' Wing contained a collection of retail samples donated by toilet paper manufacturers, many with headquarters in Wisconsin's Fox River Valley paper-producing area.
The museum closed its doors in December 2000 when the remaining live-in staff vacated the address to move away from Madison. The collection currently resides in Elgin, Illinois and is kept in storage by new owners Caleb and Tracy Hanson.[7] In 2008, the building that had housed the museum was razed.[2]
References
- ^ Mike Sacks (24 June 2014). Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-101-61327-6.
- ^ a b Moe, Doug (September 16, 2008). "FORMER HOME OF T.P. COLLECTION RAZED". Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ McCann, Dennis. "Madison museum flush with souvenirs". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 3, 1996.
- ^ Sefton, Dru (May 13, 1998). "Middle America Has Its Share Of Odd Museums". Chicago Tribune. Knight-Ridder/Tribune CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
- ^ Jerome Pohlen (2013). Oddball Wisconsin: A Guide to 400 Really Strange Places. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-61374-666-0.
- ^ "Weird museums keep odd pieces of history alive across America". The Hartford Courant. April 27, 1998. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Mike Nichols. "Wisconsin's rich toilet paper legacy is threatened". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 6, 2009.
External links
- Madison Museum of Bathroom Tissue
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- Ballcock
- Bedpan
- Bidet
- Bidet shower
- Brush
- Cistern
- Commode
- Electronic bidet
- Flushometer
- Seat
- Toilet
- Toilet cleaner
- Toilet paper
- Toilet rim block
- Trap (U-bend)
- Aircraft
- Arborloo
- Blair
- Bucket
- Cathole
- Chemical
- Composting
- Container-based
- Dry
- Dual flush
- EToilet
- Flush
- Freezing
- Head (boat)
- Hudo (Scouting)
- Incinerating
- Intelligent
- Latrine
- Low-flush
- On-board
- Passenger train
- Pay
- Pig
- Pit
- Portable
- Potty
- Public
- Sanisette (self-cleaning)
- Sink
- Space
- Squat
- Telescopic
- Treebog
- Urine-diverting dry
- Vacuum
- Vermifilter
- Washlet (combined toilet and bidet)
policy aspects
- Accessible
- Adult diaper
- Bathroom privileges
- Bathroom reading
- Honeywagon (vehicle)
- Incontinence pad
- Islamic toilet etiquette
- Istinja
- Latrinalia
- Privatization of public toilets
- Swachh Bharat Mission
- Toilet god
- Toilet humour
- Toilet plume
- Toilet-related injuries and deaths
- Toilet Revolution in China
- Toilet Twinning
- Unisex public
- Vacuum truck
- Haewoojae
- Hundertwasser Toilets
- Madison Museum of Bathroom Tissue
- Modern Toilet Restaurant
- National Poo Museum
- Outhouse
- Public toilets in Bratislava
- Rest area
- Shit Museum
- Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
- Toilet (room)
- Toilet History Museum
- Toilets in Japan
- Toilets in New York City
- Ecological sanitation
- History of water supply and sanitation
- Human right to water and sanitation
- Improved sanitation
- Infection prevention and control
- Public health
- Reuse of human excreta
- Sanitation
- Sewage treatment
- Sustainable sanitation
- Waste management
- World Toilet Day
- Workers' right to access the toilet