"the tenderest part of the body corporate"

[write-light.livejournal.com]

A delightful old ad :D

Read all about Joseph Gayetty, the inventor of toilet paper!



See the wiki article above for more about Gayetty and B. T. Hoogland's Sons.

Comments

[bradygirl_12]

I'd say the guy who invented toilet paper should be in History's Hall of Fame! ;)

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Truly it is one of those small things like the fork that has changed history forever :-)

Wasn't aware that the following was probably inspired by old ads…

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

"So take Tommy's advice…keep it wiped!"

I wasn't aware this R. Crumb hippie poster—which resides on my bathroom door—was probably inspired by old toilet paper ads.