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Charles Rothauser b.

Architect (Industrial / Product Designer)

Rothauser, an architecture-trained designer, working in injection-moulded plastics developed a range of toys, a disposable syringe c.1948. In 1956, he renamed his Adelaide factory Caroma developing a wide range of plastic bathroom accessories including the pioneering Caroma dual-flush toilet.

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Citations

Powerhouse Museum, 'Caroma 'Utility’ bathroom stool’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.
http://from.ph/113447
“World-first dual-flush toilet developed in 1980 by Bruce Thompson, head of award-winning Adelaide Caroma design.”
https://adelaideaz.com/articles/world-first-dual-flush-toilet-cistern-developed-in-1980-by-bruce-thompson--head-of-award-winning-adelaide-caroma-design-team
Charles Rothauser, “Approach to Design of Plastic Articles”, in Know your Plastics, Paper no.2, Plastics Institute of Australia, 1961, 7 pps.

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