See the Wix tampon, instructions, patent, The Fascinating Story of Wix (and another version) and store instruction sheet. And read an ad in the Sears catalog for Wix and see a Wix tampon store display ad.
All tampon on this site
Some early commercial tampons
Ads for the Kotex stick tampon (U.S.A., 1970s) - a Japanese stick tampon from the 1970s.
Rely tampon - Meds tampon (Modess)
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Words and expressions about menstruation |
Would you stop menstruating if you could? |
What did women do about menstruation in the past? |
Washable pads |
Read 10 years (1996-2006) of articles and Letters to Your MUM on this site.
Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.

Two dealers' cartons of Wix menstrual tampons, 1930s-1940s?, U.S.A.
Smaller carton

Discussion.

Below: The carton of one dozen smaller boxes (here) measures 8 x 8 x 2" (20 x 20 x 20 x 5 cm).
 
Below: One side is blank; the others lie below.
 
 
 
Below: The bottom has text in the middle, which is enlarged in the bottom-most image.
 
 

NEXT: Inside the smaller box - A dealer's carton of LARGE boxes of Wix - See the Wix tampon, instructions, patent, The Fascinating Story of Wix (and another version) and store instruction sheet.
Tampon directory

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