Illustrated timeline covering the past 4000 years from the original hot springs to present day hot tubs!

1. HISTORY OF THE
2000 B.C.
Egypt
HOT TUB 1940
USA
1968
USA
The Egyptians use 1571
baths for therapeutic Roy Jacuzzi invents and
476 A.D. Italy The first home hot markets the first self-
purposes. The earli- tubs begin to appear,
est forms of hot tubs
Europe The idea of baths as contained, fully integrated
sources of disease mostly in California.
are simply a caldera Cleanliness goes to whirlpool bath. By incor-
starts to give way to they are made from
in which sizzling the wayside. The porating jets into the sides
the idea of bathing for used oak barrels, wine
stones are placed to Church views the of the tub, it becomes the
medicinal purposes. tanks and olive vats.
heat the water. practice of bathing bath that single-handedly
as a prelude to The ‘culture of bath- creates an industry.
forbidden behavior ing’ starts to spread
and sin. across Europe.
460 B.C.
Greece 1950 1970s onward
Hippocrates proposes a 1800 USA USA
health regimen which Germany The Jacuzzi Fiberglass shell hot tubs
includes bathing, perspi- 737 A.D. Doctors are brothers invent appear, then cast acrylic
ration, walking, and Japan convinced that for and begin to sell shells. For the first time, it is
massages. The baths are The first "onsen" each disease there is the J-300, a finally easy to achieve water
often combined with opens near Izumo. An an appropriate portable hydro- cleanliness. Manufacturers
gymnastics and educa- onsen is a public medicinal spring, therapy pump, and install pumps, filters, control
tion, the precursors of bathing house which which could be a small niche systems and, of course, jets.
the gymnasium. uses water from a discovered through business is born. The modern era of hot tubs
hot spring. chemical analysis of has arrived!
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