A dispenser for rolled absorbent web material is disclosed. A carriage is
rotatable between at least two orientations. The carriage includes a
first roll holder, which holds a first roll of absorbent web material in
a primary position when the carriage is in a first orientation and in a
secondary position when the carriage is in a second orientation, and a
second roll holder, which holds a second roll of absorbent web material
in the secondary position when the carriage is in the first orientation
and in the primary position when the carriage is in the second
orientation. A roll sensor senses the amount of absorbent web material
remaining on the roll in the primary position. A feed mechanism dispenses
absorbent web material from at least one of the rolls. A transfer
mechanism feeds absorbent web material from the roll in the secondary
position into the feed mechanism when the absorbent web material on the
roll in the primary position is nearly depleted.