On this Day 1980: Margaret Thatcher toilet roll dispensers

OTD, October 9th 1980…

A small factory in Birmingham was making a fortune by producing toilet roll holders in the form of Margaret Thatcher’s head with paper dispensed through her mouth. ATV Today’s John Swallow talked to the designer, Mike Bliss, who was pleased at how well they were selling.

Swallow suggests to Bliss that he’d do well with a Tony Benn version.