More old bottles: from Mrs. Pinkham's Medicine Company (U.S.A., 19th century?)
Boots belt to hold menstrual pad, U.K., 1990s?
More belts to hold menstrual pads.
Menstrual pad suspenders!
See how a woman wore a belt in a Dutch ad. See a classy 1920s ad for a belt and the first ad (1891) MUM has for a belt.
Pads for the belt. Tampon directory.
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Old bottle for medicine, Boots Company, chemists (pharmacy), United Kingdom
Late 19th, early 20th centuries?


Boots is a leading pharmacy - chemist in the United Kingdom - in the British Isles and elsewhere. John Boot started the company in 1849.

Today, Boots sells its own menstrual products, including a menstrual pad (towel in the U.K.) belt for a tabbed pad, which is why I show the bottle.

A cork probably originally stoppered the bottle, which contained an unknown substance. Anyone want to pay for an analysis of the residue in the bottle?

More old bottles: from Mrs. Pinkham's Medicine Company (U.S.A., 19th century?)
Boots belt to hold menstrual pad, U.K., 1990s?
More belts to hold menstrual pads.
Below: The colorless glass bottle measures 6 7/8" (17.5 cm) tall, 3" (7.6 cm) wide and 1 3/4" )4.3 cm) deep.
The background makes it appear darker than it is; it's clear. The mottled appearance results
from the residue of its contents.
Below: The narrow side. The arrows point to the edges of the residue of whatever was inside.
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More old bottles: from Mrs. Pinkham's Medicine Company (U.S.A., 19th century?)
Boots belt to hold menstrual pad, U.K., 1990s? Pads for the belt. Tampon directory.

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