Specification forming part of letters patent no.
Toilet paper roll patent image.
The topic of conversation is a patent from 1891 with the dull title wrapping or toilet paper roll inventor seth wheeler of albany new york patented a toilet paper roll with tear off sheets.
459516 dated september 15 1891 application filed june 10.
Seth yvheeler of albany neyv york.
Better flip that roll over when you get home.
The debate is so over.
The image to which williams referred was a patent filed in june of 1891 and published in september of that year by a man named seth wheeler for a then innovative update to toilet paper.
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Spotted by the huffington post writer owen williams discovered a picture of the original patent on.
The age old argument about whether toilet paper should go over or under has been apparently been settled by an 1891 patent unearthed by one writer.
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And now thanks to a patent for perforated toilet paper from 1891 we officially have our answer.
Framed 8x10 bathroom art print first toilet paper roll us patent for hanging or tabletop display 4 8 out of 5 stars 7.
Advocates of the under position take note.
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1 which extend from the edge of each sheet almost to the center where the incisions terminate in an angular cut in the direction of the roll and the center line of.
2 of soft paper suitable for toilet use.
Incisions as shown at c c 0 0 in fig.
A recent social media revival of the over or under toilet paper debate has brought new attention to the patents of inventor seth wheeler of the albany perforated wrapping paper company.
According to an 1891 patent by new york businessman seth wheeler the end of a toilet paper roll should be on the outside or in the over position.
These sheets are produced by arched serrated.