A History of...: Toilet Paper

Before toilet roll people used whatever they could get their hands on: leaves, sticks, rope, water etc. Inuits use handfuls of snow, Romans used a sponge on a stick and others just used their left hands.

http://komar.cs.stthomas.edu/qm425/01s/Tollefsrud3.htm

"Each time we reach for the “cotton-savior”, an average tear of 5.9 sheets is ripped from the roll. 44% of people wipe from front to back, and 60% look at the paper having just wiped, 42% fold, 33% crumple, 8% do both fold and crumple, 6% wrap it around their hands and at least 50% of people have at one time or another wiped with leaves, or something foreig n to toilet paper (8% hands, 1% money)."

Some Vintage Toilet Paper Brands:

These Toilet paper brands date back to the 1800's!