It turns out that the original idea for perforated toilet paper was patented in 1871 as patent number US117355A. Seth Wheeler was credited with the invention and later assigned the rights to the patent to the Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company.
The toilet roll debate dates back to 1891 with Seth Wheeler's patent, which showed the roll hanging "over". This could be due to hygiene reasons (less contact with potentially germ-infested walls) or aesthetic preferences during the Victorian era.
Hanging over the top is bog standard for a reason "The original patent from the 1800s for the idea for perforated toilet paper actually shows it's meant to hang over the top," explains Mr Iredale, whose team tests whitegoods, laundry products and toilet paper.
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Ing to recent studies, the best way to put a roll of toilet paper on a toilet paper dispenser is "over," not "under." What's so great about over? Because under can leave your guests vulnerable to bacteria lurking inside public restrooms. These germs can then spread throughout the place and make people sick.
Options included rocks, leaves, grass, moss, animal fur, corn cobs, coconut husks, sticks, sand, and sea shells. Water and snow were also used to wash and clean. The material used depended on various factors, such as socioeconomic status, weather conditions, social customs, and location.
It was granted on September 15, 1891 as patent number US456516A, with credit again to Seth Wheeler, and rights again to the Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company. An immediate improvement filed by Seth Wheeler, which was granted on December 22, 1891, as patent number US465588A.
Figure 1 specifically shows the roll on a toilet paper holder, still facing outward. Thus, this means the answer to the contested question of “should a toilet paper roll face over or under when on the holder?” is answered. The answer is it should face OVER.
SETH WHEELER, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK. TOILET-PAPER ROLL. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,588, dated December 22, 1891.