Joseph Gayetty

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Who is Joseph Gayetty?

Joseph C. Gayetty was an American inventor credited with the invention of commercial toilet paper. It was the first and remained only one of the few commercial toilet papers from 1857 to 1890 remaining in common use until the invention of splinter-free toilet paper in 1935 by the Northern Tissue Company.

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Also known as
  • Joseph C. Gayetty
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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