Abstract: In a dispenser (1) a dispensing mechanism (18) and a take-up mechanism (19) are arranged on a single side of a removable unit (20) so that an energy storage driven by dispensing is also not discharged even when the cabinet is opened, that the take-up can also be set in motion even when the full, predetermined dispensing length has not been dispensed, that take-up is possible both with and without timing control or the dispensing length can be limited and that a precisely limited return of the toweling loop, opposing the take-up, is possible at the soiled side, as a result of which highly versatile functions materialize for a compact configuration.