Compad
(U.S.A., 1940s-1960s?) single compressed pad
with belt in tiny package
Delicate (U.S.A.,
mid 1940s-50s?) pads to carry, in a tube -
ad, 1953
Kotex
"Featherweight" menstrual pad belt in a tube
Pad-n-all
(1930s-1940s?, U.S.A.) a combination of pad
and attached belt, probably made of cotton
Travelers, pads for. See
also Venus,
U.S.A., 1930s-1940s, and ad for Gotham and Venus
compressed sanitary napkins, U.S.A.,
1917, 1916.
Kotex
ad about concealing pad, 1953 - Ad for
Kotex menstrual pads, 1955 - a Kotex doesn't-show ad,
1960 - menarche
ad for the Kotex
Introductory Kit (Miss Deb pad &
belt, etc.), 1966 - pad,
box, mid 1960s (see Cybill Shepherd's ads for
this, 1970-71) - pad, box, 1969, "sci-fi" -
Lightdays Pantiliner ads featuring named
women, 1982, 1985, 1986
Harry
Finley created the images.
What did women do about menstruation in
the past?
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kotex individually
wrapped feminine napkins (U.S.A.,
1966)
Kotex and other companies
developed many styles of menstrual
to meet most needs. The company
designed this folded pad to fit
into a purse and for traveling, a
problem for women from the
beginning (of time, almost?).
See some similar products, some
ingenious, from other companies:
Compad
(U.S.A., 1940s-1960s?) single
compressed pad with belt in tiny
package
Delicate
(U.S.A., mid 1940s-50s?) pads to
carry, in a tube - ad, 1953
Kotex
"Featherweight" menstrual pad belt in a
tube
Pad-n-all
(1930s-1940s?, U.S.A.) a
combination of pad and attached
belt, probably made of cotton
Travelers, pads for. See
also
Venus,
U.S.A., 1930s-1940s, and ad for Gotham and
Venus compressed sanitary
napkins, U.S.A., 1917, 1916.
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Below:
Front of the 4 1/4 x 6 x 2 1/2"
(10.6 x 14.8 x 6 cm) box. The
front shows the true color.
The cut-out
window is the shape of a Kotex
symbol.
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Below:
Back of the box.
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Below:
Facing sides and ends are identical.
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Compad (U.S.A.,
1940s-1960s?) single compressed pad with
belt in tiny package
Delicate (U.S.A.,
mid 1940s-50s?) pads to carry, in a tube -
ad, 1953
Kotex
"Featherweight" menstrual pad belt in a tube
Pad-n-all
(1930s-1940s?, U.S.A.) a combination of pad
and attached belt, probably made of cotton
Travelers, pads for. See
also Venus,
U.S.A., 1930s-1940s, and ad for Gotham and Venus
compressed sanitary napkins, U.S.A.,
1917, 1916.Kotex ad about
concealing pad, 1953 - Ad for Kotex
menstrual pads, 1955 - a Kotex doesn't-show ad,
1960 -
menarche ad for the Kotex
Introductory Kit (Miss Deb pad &
belt, etc.), 1966 - pad,
box, mid 1960s
(see Cybill
Shepherd's ads for this, 1970-71) -
pad, box, 1969, "sci-fi"
- Lightdays Pantiliner ads featuring named
women, 1982, 1985, 1986
ALL KOTEX PADS,
BOOKLETS, TAMPONS, BELTS
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