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Whose 1891 patent for a perforated toilet paper roll included a drawing showing the paper hanging over the top?
Answer
Seth Wheeler
Seth Wheeler received U.S. Patent No. 459,516 in 1891 for a perforated toilet paper roll, and the patent's illustration clearly depicts the sheet draping over the front of the roll.
💡 Did you know?
The toilet paper roll direction debate has an actual inventor's answer: inventor inventor Wheeler's 1891 patent shows it going over the top.
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- Josephine Cochrane
- Whitcomb Judson
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