The answer to the contested question of "should a toilet paper roll face over or under when on the holder?" is answered. The answer is it should face OVER.I'll set the top one to roll TP forward (like the patent shows) and the bottom one to roll the TP in the opposite direction. The inventor of perforated toilet paper Seth Wheeler illustrated his new and futuristic creation with the paper going up and over the roll. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,588, dated December 22, 1891. May include: A yellowed vintage patent drawing of a toilet paper roll with the title. Item in the photo is in Primary color: Gold Parchment.