Necessities of life -
Kept others in business during the depression
Just thought I would share a fun one on this rainy day here is West Virginia
Have a great weekend!
Joey
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Great scene Joey, reminds me of McKinleyville,WV in the 50's.
Mike, those outhouse are from my trackside scenery kits.
"Round here we build 'em like, well...like this. Makes 'em tough to transport though.
'Course we charge extra for the convenience of no drafts. Ol' Johnnie makes sure all the movements are on time.
Bruce
Joey really nice outhouses, they really move me.
BTW why was a crescent moon the standard cutout symbol for an outhouse??
Things are a little different out in the National Forest...
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Charlie 'Chick' Sale would be so proud! 
Originally Posted by L.I.TRAIN:
BTW why was a crescent moon the standard cutout symbol for an outhouse??
OK....I'll bite! Why was a crescent moon the standard symbol??
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So much for my silly pre-caffeinated response this morning....
Here's one bit of lore to explain....(scroll down the link page):
Privy Link.....a.k.a., 'Misery' outhouses
Just what ya need......a good read!
K
From the all knowing internet:
Crecent Moon: The crescent moon cutout and the star cutout on the door of many outhouses goes back to Colonial times. In a time when few people could read, the crescent moon was the symbol for women while the star cutout was for men.
It is thought that the men, in general, let their outhouses fall into such bad shape that it was the women's outhouses that survived the test of time. The cutout also let light into the outhouse as there were usually no windows.
