Meds (U.S.A. and
elsewhere, box and tampon, 1967, Personal
Products Company) - pamphlet
introducing Meds to the world (1930s) - 1941 ad - Personal Digest
leaflets, which sometimes have information
about Meds (1966-67) - 1967 ad - undated
instructions here
and here. - Australian ad,
1950s
"Educational Portfolio
on Menstrual Hygiene" (1968)
U.S.A. Teacher's kit for Modess sanitary napkins,
menstrual tampons and panties
(mostly complete)
"A Teaching Guide for Menstrual Hygiene" (cover, 1962,
Personal Products Corp. [Modess], U.S.A.)
"A Teacher's Guide to
Feminine Hygiene" (cover, 1973,
Personal Products Corp. [Modess], U.S.A.)
"Your Image is Your
Fortune!,"
Modess sales-hints booklet for stores
similar to the one below, 1967 (U.S.A.)
Modess (Johnson & Johnson,
U.S.A.) 1927 Gilbreth
report to Johnson & Johnson about Modess
- newspaper ads 1927-28
- "Silent Purchase"
ad, June 1928 - ad, 1928
- "Modernizing Mother" ads: #1, February
1929 ("Mother . . .
don't be quaint"); #3 April 1929 ("Don't weaken, Mother");
#5, June 1929 ("Never
mind, Mother, you'll learn") - ad about concealing
pad, 1930 - ad
compared with Kotex ad, 1931 - ad, 1931 - wrapped Modess pad
for dispenser, 1930s? - Ad, U.K., 1936 - True or False? ad
in The American Girl magazine, January 1947
- Australian ad,
1957 - ad (1956)
with "Modess . . . . because" ad
incorporated into it - ad for "Growing Up
and Liking It" booklet (1963, Modess) -
actress Carol Lynley
in "How shall I tell my daughter?" booklet
ad (1955) - Modess . .
. . because ads (many dates) - French ad, 1970s?
- ad, French,
1972, photo by David Hamilton - Personal Digest
leaflets (6), 1966-67: describe Modess
products - How Modess
Sanitary Napkins Began: excerpts
from"A Company That Cares: One Hundred Year
Illustrated History of Johnson and Johnson"
MUCH MORE MODESS INFORMATION AND PRODUCTS
The first Tampax
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH
Meds menstrual
tampons, junior size
The Modess tampon
(1940s-50s?, Personal Products Corp.,
U.S.A.)
I thank
Procter & Gamble for
donating the box!
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Below:
Left:
The wrapper on the intact tampon
looks like yellow
glassine.
Middle:
The 'pon revealed! It extends 5
1/4" (13 cm). The
string came tucked into the tube.
Right:
The plunger
(narrow, inner tube at left)
measures 3 x 3/8" (7.6 x 0.8 cm);
the outer,
larger tube (center) 3 x 1/2" (7.6
x 1.2 cm);
the cotton
plug 2 1/8 x 7/16" (5.2 x
1.1 cm);
and the string
about 3 1/2" (about 9 cm).
Now, I know you're bouncing
up and down on your chair
shouting, "Mr. MUM, the little
tube is MUCH
smaller than the big one so how
can the little tube stay in
the big one without wobbling
around?! The OTHER tampons
fit snugly!" You ARE
smacking your forehead about this
seeming inconsistency, right? Right??
Wake up!
Well, little ones, your MUM
thinks of everything. Just glance
at the cool diagram below these
pictures.
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Below:
Left:
The string
end of the BIG TUBE has a
fat margin
formed by folding the cardboard
under:
it embraces (so to write) the
smaller tube.
Right:
The cotton
plug end has NO MARGIN,
allowing the plug to
eject into you know where. The red lines
show the difference in opening
size.
I say, these fellows (most of the
menstrual industry was peopled
with men, of course)
were brilliant!
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Below:
The ends of
the smaller tube are identical.
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Meds
(U.S.A. and elsewhere, box and
tampon, 1967, Personal Products
Company) - Meds (box &
tampons, 1940s-1950s?) - pamphlet
introducing Meds to the world
(1930s) - 1941
ad - Personal
Digest leaflets, which
sometimes have information about
Meds (1966-67) - 1967 ad -
undated instructions here and
here. -
Australian
ad, 1950s
"Educational
Portfolio on Menstrual Hygiene"
(1968) U.S.A. Teacher's kit for Modess sanitary
napkins, menstrual tampons
and panties (mostly complete)
"A Teaching Guide for Menstrual
Hygiene" (cover,
1962, Personal Products Corp.,
U.S.A.)
"A Teacher's
Guide to Feminine Hygiene" (cover,
1973, Personal Products Corp.,
U.S.A.)
"Your Image is
Your Fortune!," Modess
sales-hints booklet for stores
similar to the one below, 1967
(U.S.A.)
MUCH MORE MODESS INFORMATION AND
PRODUCTS
Early commercial
tampons - Rely tampon
- Meds
tampon (Modess)
The first Tampax
- Tampon
directory.
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