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.
See how women wore a belt (and in a Swedish
ad). See a modern belt
for a washable pad and a page from the 1946-47 Sears catalog showing a great variety.
More ads for napkin belts: Sears,
1928 - modern belts - modern washable
- Modess, 1960s
Actual belts in the
museum
And, of course, the first Tampax AND - special
for you! - the American fax tampon,
from the early 1930s, which also came in bags.
See a Modess True or False? ad in The American
Girl magazine, January 1947, and actress Carol Lynley
in "How Shall I Tell My Daughter" booklet ad (1955) - Modess . . . . because ads (many dates).
 
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
Ad for Mimosept menstrual pads, 1970s,
Denmark, Billed Bladet magazine
Belly button test
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These can't be the same models; the left one has less fat on her stomach
and the shape of the depression around her navel is different. Why did the
company show two different women when the point is to show how the same
pad hides under clothing? Am I the only one who cares? By the way, this
is typically Scandinavian in its openness; see more Scandinavian openness as well as Dutch.
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See a little history of the company and
its exhibit in a museum in Norway.
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