2007-02-03 12:02:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper
There is more but here is the begining
14th century: toilet paper first produced in China (for the Emperor's use). Sheets were approximately 60cm x 90cm.
1596: invention of the flushing toilet
1700s: newspaper is a popular choice of toilet paper, since it is widely available
1710s: the bidet invented
1792: the Old Farmer's Almanac begins publication; there are several publications by the same name, as well as the Farmer's Almanac, which began publication in 1960. Pages from these publications were often ripped out and used as toilet paper, and later editions have holes punched in them so they could be hung from a hook in outhouses.
1857: Joseph Gayetty sells first factory-made toilet paper (Gayetty's Medicated Paper) in the USA. These were loose, flat, sheets of paper, pre-moistened and medicated with aloe; each sheet has Gayetty's name printed on it.
1877: The Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company of Albany, New York sells Perforated toilet paper ('The Standard'). It is sold 'by all the leading druggists' and is not medicated. It is marketed as being free of 'all deleterious substances' which includes printed materials and chemicals 'incident to the ordinary process of manufacture (which is) a cause of hemorrhoids.' In addition, medicated toilet paper which is 'heavily charged with ointment' was offered for 'sufferers of hemorrhoids.'
1879: Scott Paper Company sells the first toilet paper on a roll, although initially they do not print their company name on the packaging. Toilet paper was sold under the name of various industrial customers, including the Waldorf Hotel, which led to the popular Waldorf brand of toilet paper.
late 19th century: rolls of perforated toilet paper available for the first time, replaces razor or knife on dispensers
2007-02-03 12:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by nowment 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was first produced during the 1300s in China, for the Emperor's buttocks only.
2007-02-03 12:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by doctorevil64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
granny sez they used corncobs for toilet paper in them days
2007-02-03 13:26:15 · answer #3 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Geoge W. Bush out of necessity because he's full of it.
2007-02-03 12:10:10 · answer #4 · answered by robert m 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the Republican party. 1972.
2007-02-03 14:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by ny21tb 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋