See early tampons
and a list of tampon
on this site - at least the ones I've cataloged.
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Secret menstrual tampons (1930s-1940s?,
U.S.A.)
Tampons
The tampons have an antiseptic film, or so
claims the instructions, something that would be
thought potentially harmful today.
Procter & Gamble kindly donated the box
and contents as part of a gift of scores of
menstrual products.
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The tampons appear to
be made of cellulose, are very hard
(maybe from age), and are covered with
a powder
(that's the white "dust" on the black
background, my scanner, above) - which
might be the antiseptic film mentioned
in the instructions.
They measure 2.25" (about 6 cm) long,
0.6" (1.4 cm) in diameter and the
string is 5.75" (14.5 cm) long. The lower tampon
shows how the string comes wrapped,
right from the package, below.
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The box holds two translucent
packages, now very fragile, above, of
five tampons each. Look how they
alternate ends.
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