The argument over whether toilet paper should be rolled over or under now has a new point of reference.
Owen Williams, a tech writer for The Next Web, tweeted a photo on Monday of the original patent for toilet paper by S. Wheeler filed Dec. 22, 1891.
The diagram shows the paper going over the roll. The patent doesn't explicitly indicate that there is a specific way to place the roll on the holder:
"In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my roll of paper having arched and serrated incisions with a sheet hanging therefrom. Fig. 2 represents a detached sheet of paper." (Source: Google Patents)
It is not clear if this will settle the debate once and for all.
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