Hygiene & Toiletries
This is somewhat typical of many household devices of earlier decades. Both inventive and strange-sounding items often found their ways into common usage. Many examples of older household items are remembered fondly due to this very combination.
A light-up Toilet Paper Holder
Standard toilet paper spindles typically perform one single task. They hold the roll and allow the roll to rotate.
Light-up versions performed an additional function. They allowed users to illuminate the surrounding area where they accessed the toilet paper roll. This avoided needing to reach upward and flip an overhead light switch in the middle of the night. Patents describing light-up toilet paper holders refer to various types of units containing an electrical light source (bulb) and/or battery. All of these designs typically included a hollow tube that ran through the center of the toilet paper roll. This tube usually contained a removable cover
