You probably wouldn’t be surprised to learn that hot tubs are not a recent invention and that they have existed for thousands of years, just in other forms. You also probably wouldn’t surprised to learn that cultures all over the world independently discovered the healing properties of hot tubs, especially if you’ve ever experienced the pleasure of sitting in a hot tub after a long hard day’s work.
According to the Spacyclopedia at Spa Depot, archaeological evidence gives the first evidence of hot tubs dating back to the Egyptians and King Phraortes in 600 B.C. King Phraeortes’ hot tub was chiseled out of solid granite!
The Greeks and the Romans soon discovered the value of spas and hot baths soon after, with the first recorded bath houses appearing in Rome. The first large scale spa, called a thermae, appeared sometime in 25 B.C. with Emperor Agrippa. In fact the word spa itself finds its origins in the Roman Empire, it’s an acronym meaning “Sanus Per Aquam” - or health through water. Spas were used by the soldiers and warriors to help heal their wounds and relieve them of their battle aches.
Now, when did these awesome inventions finally reach the home? The earliest appearance of home hot tubs appeared in 1958 with wooden hot tubs made from old redwood vats and discarded wine barrels in California. Commercial hot tub creation didn’t come until a decade later with fiberglass and acrylic shelled hot tubs, which didn’t leak like the wooden ones. In the 70s you saw the introduction of pumps, filters, and entire hot tub systems… not just a wooden bucket of hot water.
It wasn’t until the 1990s would you see the hot tubs you recognize today and many of those are technological marvels with all sorts of gadgets and gizmos included.
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