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rob! Where did you get that idea? Even in Britain they had t.p. in the 20s. (Mind you, it was a precursor to Nat’l Health Birth Control – it was a cross between butcher wrap & waxed paper – ruin the women’s parts so they couldn’t have kids.)
1391 Toilet paper first produced in China (for the Emperor’s use). Each sheet 2′ by 3′
1857 Joseph Gayetty sells first factory-made toilet paper These were loose, flat, sheets of paper
1871 Zeth Wheeler patents rolled and perforated wrapping paper
1872 John Kimberly, H. Babcock, Charles Clark, and F.Shattuck open Kimberly, Clark and Company
1874 Wheller created the Rolled Wrapping Paper Company, but the company couldn’t turn a profit,
1877 Wheller reorganized into the Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company
1877 Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co. sells Perforated Toilet Paper (‘The Standard’) on a roll.
1879 Walter Alcock, of England introduced the perforated toilet roll
1879 Scott Paper Company sells the toilet paper on a roll, which led to the popular Waldorf brand
1885 Oliver Hewlett Hicks patents package of toilet paper.and the manufacturing process
1894 U.S. Supreme Court invalidate Hicks patents in favor of Seth Wheeler’s 1871 patent.
1935 Northern Tissue advertises its toilet paper as “splinter-free”
1942 First two-ply toilet paper from St. Andrew’s Paper Mill in England; paper becomes softer
Again, like meatballs, toilet paper was invented in China.
Ah, but in Williamsburg, it must be a hipster trailer, fully green living with reclaimed materials and low environmental impact (i.e., lots of found crap and nothing that might use energy actually works).
etson, be good to see you tonight. When I moved two years ago lingering in the apartment and remembering all the things I had done inside and the people who’d been there, was a moment.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at February 11, 2010 1:59 PM
Squatters have 50 page leases? I am way behind on the coolness of squatters factor.
Mopar, DH doesn’t do tents (that’s Cgar’s preferred residence). DH does trailers, hopefully with “green gardens”. Sheeesh, you really need to catch up on the OT reading. :o)
rob! Where did you get that idea? Even in Britain they had t.p. in the 20s. (Mind you, it was a precursor to Nat’l Health Birth Control – it was a cross between butcher wrap & waxed paper – ruin the women’s parts so they couldn’t have kids.)
rob…..
1391 Toilet paper first produced in China (for the Emperor’s use). Each sheet 2′ by 3′
1857 Joseph Gayetty sells first factory-made toilet paper These were loose, flat, sheets of paper
1871 Zeth Wheeler patents rolled and perforated wrapping paper
1872 John Kimberly, H. Babcock, Charles Clark, and F.Shattuck open Kimberly, Clark and Company
1874 Wheller created the Rolled Wrapping Paper Company, but the company couldn’t turn a profit,
1877 Wheller reorganized into the Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company
1877 Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co. sells Perforated Toilet Paper (‘The Standard’) on a roll.
1879 Walter Alcock, of England introduced the perforated toilet roll
1879 Scott Paper Company sells the toilet paper on a roll, which led to the popular Waldorf brand
1885 Oliver Hewlett Hicks patents package of toilet paper.and the manufacturing process
1894 U.S. Supreme Court invalidate Hicks patents in favor of Seth Wheeler’s 1871 patent.
1935 Northern Tissue advertises its toilet paper as “splinter-free”
1942 First two-ply toilet paper from St. Andrew’s Paper Mill in England; paper becomes softer
Again, like meatballs, toilet paper was invented in China.
the poo mist problem must have been INSANE back in the day. gack. did you know people didnt use toilet paper til the late 1950s!?!
*rob*
Ah, but in Williamsburg, it must be a hipster trailer, fully green living with reclaimed materials and low environmental impact (i.e., lots of found crap and nothing that might use energy actually works).
etson, be good to see you tonight. When I moved two years ago lingering in the apartment and remembering all the things I had done inside and the people who’d been there, was a moment.
Anyone arriving at Brooklyn Social early, say 6 ish????
MM- we have plumbing?? Do we have lectric too? O Joy! O Rapture!!
BD, you joining us for drinks tonight by any chance?
i’m actually squatting in Warehouse 11. SHHHHHH!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at February 11, 2010 1:59 PM
Squatters have 50 page leases? I am way behind on the coolness of squatters factor.
Mopar, DH doesn’t do tents (that’s Cgar’s preferred residence). DH does trailers, hopefully with “green gardens”. Sheeesh, you really need to catch up on the OT reading. :o)