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Disposable nappy inventor Valerie Hunter Gordon dies, aged 94

She created the first "Paddi" after having her third child, Nigel, in 1947 and becoming fed-up with washing traditional nappies.

The two-part garments were initially made out of old nylon parachutes, tissue wadding and cotton wool.

Mrs Hunter Gordon made hundreds of the nappies using a sewing machine at her kitchen table, supplying friends with the product and constantly modifying the design.

Her husband, Major Pat Hunter Gordon, was also pressed into helping make the nappies when he returned from fighting in Borneo.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-hig ... s-37706756

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I wonder what she thought about the disposable diaper market, from when she first started making them at home to what the market is now.
From the quality of them now to the different varieties that are available now. Not just for the infant market but also the adult market.

I also wonder if she got a small percent of each diaper sold?

Schoppy

And we are better that she lived.

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