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Do you know what this ceramic souvenir is designed to look like? Need a clue? It is something to save your blushes at the seaside. It's a bathing machine! These huts on wheels were popular from the 18th century until the early 20th century and were pulled by a horse into the sea. People would change their clothes inside and then step out into the deep. Seawater was thought to be very good for you. Some people even drink it to feel better!