11-14-2008, 10:58 AM
Here is a page from Bill Thayer's site, including some pictures. I suppose that it is possible that the little trough of running water could have been used to wash one's hands.
I've read elsewhere (and seen on some documentaries) that the trough was used to clean the
hock: sponge-on-a-stick device hock: . Interestingly, Mr. Thayer isn't convinced of this.
If the trough was used to rinse the sponges, I hesitate to think that it would have also been used to wash hands. But perhaps this is just the 21st century in me talking.
I've read elsewhere (and seen on some documentaries) that the trough was used to clean the
hock: sponge-on-a-stick device hock: . Interestingly, Mr. Thayer isn't convinced of this. If the trough was used to rinse the sponges, I hesitate to think that it would have also been used to wash hands. But perhaps this is just the 21st century in me talking.
David J. Cord
www.davidcord.com
www.davidcord.com
