On December 30, 1918, Peterkin Guy Shearman filed a patent for a tampon.
Peterkin was in every sense a uroloical pioneer. Like some geniuses, he had a dark side. He ended up shooting his son and himself believing that his son had an incurable disease.
Patent Information
Publication number: US1401358 A
Patent Title: Tampon
Publication type: Grant
Publication date: 27 Dec 1921
Filing date: 30 Dec 1918
Priority date: 30 Dec 1918
Publication number: US 1401358 A, US 1401358A, US-A-1401358, US1401358 A, US1401358A
Inventors: Peterkin Guy Shearman
Original Assignee: Peterkin Guy Shearman