The enduring debate over whether the toilet paper should go over or under the roll is at last settled with the emergence of an 1891 patent design of the modern toilet roll.

As old as modernity, the argument known to tear couples asunder has been settled by 124-year-old visual evidence

Toilet paper: The territories directorate is closing tracking puchases and use in the city's depots ad public toilets to ensure all is above board. Credit:James Braund

The Toilet Paper Roll patent, registered by Seth Wheeler of New York in 1891, clearly shows that the paper should go over the roll, not under.

The picture was discovered by writer Owen WIlliams and posted on Twitter on March 17.