So… what is a wall-mounted rotating soap holder?
Once you know what you’re looking at, the design is surprisingly simple.
It’s basically three parts:
– A metal arm fixed to the wall
– A rod or spike on the end of that arm
– A hard, torpedo-shaped bar of soap slid onto the rod
To use it, you just:
– Wet your hands
– Grip the soap and spin it around the rod
– Rub your hands together and rinse
No slimy soap dish. No bar skating around the edge of the sink. No sad, half-melted rectangle stuck to the counter.
Just a solid bar that lives on the wall, spins when you need it, and dries quickly when you’re done.
These holders used to be pretty common in parts of Europe, especially in France and Germany. Schools, public buildings, hotels, even some homes had them.
The soap itself was usually very hard, often unscented or lightly perfumed, and designed to be used again and again without turning to mush.
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