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Here's a possible source, [1], [2]. -- catslash ( talk) 00:32, 20 October 2012 (UTC) reply

Jones says 1830s, Ress 1833 and Pike 1841 - is there any particular reason why the article now follows the last of these? -- catslash ( talk) 23:34, 28 January 2014 (UTC) reply

I considered academic publishing more reliable, hence the reference to Pike rather than Rees, but had no access to Jones (who I note is less precise). However, if there is reason to consider other sources more reliable, than it should be changed. There might be good to add a footnote to the article explaining that various sources indicated different dates. -- ELEKHH ^T 23:51, 28 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Looking at the French Wiki, the two sources there indicate again different dates: Blidon says 1834 and this source 1839. So perhaps "1830s" would be the safest bet. -- ELEKHH ^T 03:18, 29 January 2014 (UTC) reply

I propose to merge this with the Wikipedia article on urinals. We have a section there on street urinals which is the same as pissoirs, and this page on pissoirs is likely to remain very small. Thoughts anyone? EvM-Susana ( talk) 19:55, 21 May 2015 (UTC) reply

I think is notable on its own and it can be expanded. See for instance the French wiki article. -- ELEKHH ^T 04:53, 22 May 2015 (UTC) reply

oppose merging with urinals (for the reasons given by ELEKHH) -- catslash ( talk) 13:59, 22 May 2015 (UTC) reply

So apparently France got rid of its pissours in 1980? I don't know much about the topic but there is a mention of it here: https://books.google.com/books?id=EiEAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42 an article "The Toilet Wars" in New York Magazine, May 3, 1993. Dranorter ( talk) 14:34, 7 June 2016 (UTC) reply

The article doesn't mention whether any of the more modern pissoirs have provisions for hand washing, and nothing I saw in the pictures suggests that they do. I think it would be worthwhile to mention this in the context of public health concerns. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmmeiss ( talk • contribs) 05:19, 12 February 2021 (UTC) reply