See Kotex's first successful
tampon, Fibs; early Kotex tampon attempts;
and an early Tampax.
Tampon oddities: Sa-tips
(U.S.A.. 1930s-1940s?) Sanpax (the "x"
is overprinted with a "D" on the box) (Israel? Switzerland? 1970)
The instructions are completely in Hebrew except for one word, sanpax. Secret (U.S.A., 1930s-1940s)
 
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EZO menstrual tampons
(1930s?, U.S.A.)
Procter & Gamble kindly donated the box and contents as part
of a gift of scores of menstrual products.
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Below: The only objects in the box from
the donor were this leaflet (6 x 4.75", about 15.1 x 12 cm) and a tampon.
The left side, below, is the back, the right the front.
By denying this is a sanitary - menstrual - napkin (at right) and calling
this
"The next idea in personal hygiene"
the tampon seems to date itself to the
1930s, maybe early 1930s, the birth era of commercial menstrual tampons.
"EZO is manufactured under the most sanitary conditions."
I found brown spots
on the tampon, maybe from aging, maybe not.
Tampax and other brands put words similar to NO BELTS - NO PINS - NO
BULGING PADS
on their boxes for years until the memory of them faded from women's minds.
All photos @2008 Harry Finley
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Below: The two interior pages. I wonder
what the antiseptic is supposed to kill (last
paragraph left side)?
And a deodorant! "At one end of the tampon
is a strong inconspiculous [!] cord used for easy removal."
The tenor of the left-page text indicates that a menstrual tampon was a
new idea although other companies wrote
similar text well after tampons were on the market in the 1930s.
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NEXT: the tampon wrapped,
unwrapped | box
Tampon oddities: Sa-tips
(U.S.A.. 1930s-1940s?). Sanpax (the "x"
is overprinted with a "D" on the box) (Israel? Switzerland? 1970)
The instructions are completely in Hebrew except for one word, sanpax. Secret (U.S.A., 1930s-1940s)
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