Thomas Crapper exact date of born is unknown but he was baptized on September 28, 1836; died January 27, 1910. Crapper was a plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co in London. At 14 years of age he was apprenticed to a Master Plumber in Chelsea, London. After serving his apprenticeship and then working as a journeyman, he set up in his own right in 1861 as a plumber in Robert Street, Chelsea. Crapper did not invent the flush toilet. He did, however, do much to increase the popularity of the toilet, and developed some important related inventions, such as the ballcock.
Thomas Crapper & Co owned the world 's first bath, toilet and sink showroom, in King 's Road until 1966. The flushing toilet was invented by John Harrington in