Some Asian menstrual products:
Japan:
Emil tampon, 1974
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"Origami" tampon: Anshin (Japan,
1977) Tampons, box, directions. Origami applicator. (Tambrands gift, 1997) It's the same as Ortex
Gold and Cameo tampons.
Cellopon (Japan, 1968) Box, instructions, tampons.
No applicator. With a discussion of the mutual influence
of European and Japanese art & an example
from Van Gogh.
Elldy (Japan) tampon with finger
cots, box - ad in Junie magazine (October
1996).
Shampon Young stick tampon (Japan, 1977)
Japanese pads and belts,
early 20th century: instructions for making
the so-called uma (pony or horse, because it
resembled in function the device on horses to catch feces).
Ads for Japanese commercial
menstrual belts from the early 20th century with
a comparison with the English source of the drawing: Aubrey Beardsley, England's
best artist (just my opinion).
Early 20th century ads
for Japanese menstrual belts, pads & underpants with some translation.
Thailand:
Thai magazine ad, date?
China:
Chinese pad and belt (2000)
Chinese pad, Anerle
Chinese panty pad, Huitlao
India:
Washable menstrual pads for women in Almora,
Uttar Pradesh state, India, giving them
more freedom (1999).
Teaching girls in rural southern Rajasthan about
puberty, menstruation and how to make washable menstrual pads.
More recent information about menstrual
management in India with an article critical of this
museum.
Some tampon curiosities: L & F [Lehn &
Fink] Improved Tampons (U.S.A., 1930s-1940s?) Box,
instructions, some tampons. From the company that made Lysol.
- Medical tampons mentioned in newspapers, U.S.A.,
1894-1921 - o.b. folder, Germany, early 1950s
(tells what o.b. means!)
 
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
Pine menstrual tampons, Japan, 1977
Tampon
I thank the former Tambrands, once maker of Tampax
tampons, for donating this box!
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Below: The wrapped tampon.
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Below: The 'pon itself measures about 4
3/4 x 1/2" (12.1 x 1.3 cm).
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Below: The outer
tube (top) measures 2 11/16 x 9/16" (6.7 x 1.3 cm), the inner 2 7/8 x 1/2" (7.2 x 1.2 cm),
and the cotton plug about 1 7/8 x 7/16"
(roughly 4.7 x 1.1 cm). The string stretches,
oh, about 4.5" (11.5 cm).
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