Victorian ‘composting’ toilet invented by rural vicar stars in our pick of five auction highlights sold this week
ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a rare mahogany and cast iron ‘earth closet’ from 1873 designed to ‘return waste to the soil’.
1. Moule patent earth closet – £320
During the Victorian era, the Rev Henry Moule (1801-80) of Ford…