Joseph c gayetty biography

In the long history of toilet papers, today one man remain remembered as one of the key inventors that managed to start the era of the widespread use of this toilet accessory.

Before Joseph Gayetty came with his invention, only one country in the world had access to the toilet paper as we use today.

Joseph c gayetty biography

It was China.

Fist mentioning of the toilet paper were found in the Chinese 5th century writings, and during 14th century, they even started regular mass production of such paper in the amounts of over 10 million sheets in only one province.

Wealthy citizens and royal family in Beijing even had access to the several types of soft, stylized and perfumed toilet paper. In the others parts of the world, use of paper as a cleansing accessory was almost unheard of. There are several reasons for that - inability to produce massive and affordable quantities, inefficient or nonexistent toilet plumbing network, and more.

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