See the Wix tampon, instructions, The Fascinating Story of Wix (and another version) and store instruction sheet. And read an ad in the Sears catalog for Wix.
Early commercial tampons
Ads for the Kotex stick tampon (U.S.A., 1970s) - a Japanese stick tampon from the 1970s.
Early commercial tampons - Rely tampon - Meds tampon (Modess)
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).
CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could?
Some MUM site links:
homepage | MUM address & What does MUM mean? | e-mail the museum | privacy on this site | who runs this museum?? |
Amazing women! | the art of menstruation | artists (non-menstrual) | asbestos | belts | bidets | founder bio | Bly, Nellie | MUM board | books: menstruation and menopause (and reviews) | cats | company booklets for girls (mostly) directory | contraception and religion | costumes | menstrual cups | cup usage | dispensers | douches, pain, sprays | essay directory | extraction | facts-of-life booklets for girls | famous women in menstrual hygiene ads | FAQ | founder/director biography | gynecological topics by Dr. Soucasaux | humor | huts | links | masturbation | media coverage of MUM | menarche booklets for girls and parents | miscellaneous | museum future | Norwegian menstruation exhibit | odor | olor | pad directory | patent medicine | poetry directory | products, current | puberty booklets for girls and parents | religion | Religión y menstruación | your remedies for menstrual discomfort | menstrual products safety | science | Seguridad de productos para la menstruación | shame | slapping, menstrual | sponges | synchrony | tampon directory | early tampons | teen ads directory | tour of the former museum (video) | underpants & panties directory | videos, films directory | Words and expressions about menstruation | Would you stop menstruating if you could? | What did women do about menstruation in the past? | washable pads
Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.

 

Folder, The Fascinating Story of Wix (later version)
Wix menstrual tampons, 1930s? U.S.A.

Tambrands, the former maker of Tampax menstrual tampons, donated this later version of The Fascinating Story of Wix to MUM. (It's also in the carton of small boxes of Wix.)

In it, the company claims to have created the first commercial tampon. Unfortunately, the folder, printed in dark blue (see the color), is not dated. Below are the back and front pages. See the interior pages. See an earlier version.
The dimensions as shown are 5 1/4 x 5 1/4" (13.2 x 13.2 cm). It folds in half vertically.


See the interior pages.
Main Wix page - See the Wix tampon, instructions, The Fascinating Story of Wix (and another version) and store instruction sheet. Go to the Wix tampon.

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