See a 1965 ad for a Pursettes school educational kit - Pursettes Getting to Know Yourself booklet for girls - other teaching booklets: Growing Up and Liking It and How Shall I Tell My Daughter?
See the actual Pursette tampon, box and tote - German underpants for menstruation, about 1960 - underpants directory - tampon directory - early commercial tampons - ads for teens
See ads for Pursettes: September 1972 (letter testimonial) - August 1973 (letter testimonial) - February 1974 (cartoon story) - August 1974 (cartoon story) - October 1974 (cartoon story)
See a 1965 ad for a Pursettes school educational kit - Pursettes Getting to Know Yourself booklet for girls - other teaching booklets: Growing Up and Liking It and How Shall I Tell My Daughter?
Go to Saba ad, Are you in the know? (Kotex ads 1949, 1953), Ads for Teens
See a 1965 ad for a Pursettes school educational kit - Pursettes Getting to Know Yourself booklet for girls - other teaching booklets: Growing Up and Liking It and How Shall I Tell My Daughter?
The Pursettes tampon itself
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Slim-pax menstrual tampon, U.S.A., 1950s-1960s?
Instructions

Someone, probably from Tambrands, wrote "c. 1961" on the other side of these instructions for Slim-pax, probably indicating when it was made or when Tambrands received it. The underline of the word "right" on the reverse also stems from Tambrands. (This sheet is part of the generous gift from Tambrands to this museum.) No manufacturer's name appears on this sheet, although it seems American.
Click for the other side.

Click for the other side. See the Pursette tampon, box and tote - German underpants for menstruation, about 1960

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