Afloat in a Real Electric Bath

Another entry for the electric bath sidetrip…

There’s some irony involved in being in a bathtub on an oceanliner. But how about being in an electric bath on an oceanliner?

Electric bath in the Turkish Baths suite of the SS Adriatic, 1907

One of three electric baths provided in the Turkish baths suite at the time of the liner’s maiden voyage. Surprisingly, no attendant is to be seen in this image which was probably drawn before the room was in operation. We don’t know how successful these baths were with passengers. No other liners had such baths installed.

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