Britain’s Largest Antique Toilet Collection, Including Hitler Potty, Hits Market For $396K‌ ‌

The collection comprises beautiful, ornate pans and basins, many covered in floral decoration and huge old cast-iron baths. SALVO VIA SWNS

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Britain’s biggest collection of antique toilets is up for sale for $396,162 – including a potty with Hitler’s face on the bottom.

The never-before-seen Thomas Crapper Collection belongs to Simon Kirby who has spent the last 40 years amassing the hoard featuring hundreds of rare toilets.

They include ornate WC pans, polished wooden toilet seats, a toilet from Harrods and thunderboxes dating back between the 1830s-1960s.

The 57-year-old is now reluctantly parting with his quirky collection of 1,200 items, which is up for sale to those feeling flush for $396,162.

Simon began collecting the pieces gradually as a personal project when he was managing director of Thomas Crapper & Co.

It formed the basis of a private museum at the Warwickshire-based company, which he left eight years ago to become a consultant to the Royal Household.

There are also hundreds of antique brass taps, basins covered in floral decorations and huge cast-iron baths, some paneled in mahogany.

One of the baths with silver plated taps belonged to King George V from the Royal Train while there’s also 200 salesman samples of miniature toilets, baths and basins.

Simon, of Shipston-on-Stour, Warks., said: “These pieces are now so rare, the collection could not be assembled today.

“I’d say it all started when I was a strange 11-year-old boy and I have my mother to thank for it really.