And now thanks to a patent for perforated toilet paper from 1891 we officially have our answer.
Toilet paper roll patent picture.
Toilet paper gets perforated 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.
Spotted by the huffington post writer owen williams discovered a picture of the original patent on monday and shared it with the world.
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.
Writer owen williams shared the discovery monday on twitter posting a picture of wheeler s patent for the toilet paper roll.
It was issued on december 22 1891 by the united states patent and trademark office.
2 represents a detached sheet of paper.
This is a reproduction of the original patent for a toilet paper roll.
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In the drawings figure 1 is a view of my roll of paper having arched and serrated incisions with a sheet hanging therefrom.
This is a high quality reproduction picture of the original patent for a toilet paper roll.
It was issued on december 22 1891 by the united states patent and trademark office.
It was invented by american inventor seth wheeler and filed on june 8 1891.
At the same time i wind rolls containing any desired number of sheets.
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It was invented by seth wheeler and filed on june 8 1891.
The inventor of perforated toilet paper seth wheeler illustrated his new and futuristic creation with the paper going up and over the roll.