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When did electricity and running water become readily available in European homes?

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

SPQRCLAUDIUS asked: Presumably, in the early 19th century, rich households were equipped with staff members who would heat water they collected (from public wells, or perhaps private water pumps?) and provide it to their employers; it must have been incredibly annoying. "Turning on the lights" probably meant turning on a ...