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Concept

Toilet paper

Catalogue

    • Ephemera

    "Guard against infection!" : IZAL disinfectant is in daily use in British hospitals throughout the empire.

    Newton, Chambers and Company, Ltd. | Date: [approximately 1900?]
    • Ephemera

    Sanitary or toilet paper : in packets, tagged with wire at corner : no stoppage of drains. No injury to health : The "Silkine" toilet paper ... soft as silk, thin and tough / John Miller Ltd.

    John Miller Ltd. | Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]
    • Ephemera

    Sanitary paper in packets : an indispensable household necessity ... "Purolette" toilet paper ... thin and tough / John Miller Ltd.

    John Miller Ltd. | Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]
    • Ephemera

    Bromo toilet paper / Diamond Mills Paper Company.

    Diamond Mills Paper Co. | Date: [1878?]
    • Books

    Bum fodder : an absorbing history of toilet paper / Richard Smyth.

    Smith, Richard, 1500-1563 | Date: [2012]
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