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)
"THIS IS TASSETTE
...
THE MENSTRUAL CUP"
(undated
folder, probably 1950s)
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The illustrations below and
variations thereof appear in other
Tassette literature, for example here.
I thank
the former Tambrands, maker of
Tampax
tampons, for
contributing this folder.
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Below
and right:
The back
page (left)
and front
page of the 4-page
folder,
a piece of heavy paper
folded in half and printed
on both sides. When
stretched out as shown it
measures 7 7/8 x 6 13/16"
(20 x 17.4 cm).
Mrs. R.G.'s comment
reflects typical
comments about the
advantages
of early tampons.
Read part of Leona
Chalmers's book,
mentioned below, "The
Intimate Side of a
Woman's Life."
The yellow
parallelogram
in the upper left is
probably the residue of
tape once there.
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Below:
That's an awfully
zippy-looking bag to be
discreet. They might as
well have written on it, "Hey,
ask me what's
inside!"
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Below:
The two inside
pages.
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End of Tassette material | undated ad: "3 out of 4 nurses use
Tassette" - newspaper article, 20
March 1961: "New
Menstrual Aid Offered on National basis"
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undated leaflet: "'Tassette'
menstrual cup for internal sanitary
protection" - undated leaflet: "a fresh point of
view" (#1) -
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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