Flushed With Pride: The Story of Thomas Crapper

Thomas Crapper & Co

£7

(Revised and Updated, 2009). First published in 1969, this biography of Thomas Crapper was a best-seller and has been re-printed many times since. Written by the late Wallace Reyburn, O.B.E., it charts the life of Mr Crapper, the rise of his firm and the development of the flushing Water Closet in an engaging, informative and light-hearted style. The tale is told of how Mr Crapper started life in the West Riding of Yorkshire, became apprenticed to a plumber at the age of 12 and on completion he established his own business. Within a few short years he was manufacturing the finest sanitaryware

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as THOMAS CRAPPER AND COMPANY,LIMITED, number 00082482. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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Where it is made
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