Pictures
of this cup and others.
Tentative history of this
cup.
Older comments
from users of menstrual cups.
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH
Tassette
rubber menstrual cup (catamenial
receptor) prospectus,
instructions, promotional leaflets for
women, doctors & medical
community (1950s-1960s,
U.S.A.) (tentative
history of this cup,
pictures &
sketchy history
of American menstrual cups)
"'Tassette'
Menstrual Cup for Internal Sanitary
Protection"
(undated leaflet)
I thank
the former Tambrands, maker of
Tampax
tampons, for
contributing this material!
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Below:
This is probably the earliest
Tassette leaflet Tambrands
donated; I say this because Leona
Chalmers, the inventor, is
mentioned here but not in later
literature. Learn her role here and
here.
Enlargements
lie below these small front &
back views.
Each of the 6 panels measures 2
x 4" (about 5.1 x 10.2 cm).
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Below:
The right
half of the image below
is the opening
side of the leaflet.
Tape
might have made the yellow streak.
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NEXT undated
leaflet "What is it?
. . ." - undated leaflet:
"'Tassette' menstrual
cup for internal sanitary protection"
-
newspaper article, 20 March 1961: "New Menstrual Aid
Offered on National basis" - undated
ad: "3 out of 4
nurses use Tassette" -
undated leaflet: "a
fresh point of view" - Tassette stock
prospectus, 1961 - "Tassette: the safe
and sanitary menstrual cup" - "a fresh point of
view" (#2) -
"A Note to the Budget
Minded" - "Tassette Menstrual
Cup: The ultimate in Sanitary Protection" - the THIRD "a fresh point of view"
Pictures
of this cup and others. Tentative history of this
cup. Older comments
from users of menstrual cups.
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