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.
 
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Belts to hold menstrual pads, part 2
Women wore commercial belts at least from the latter part of the nineteenth
century. Because self-adhesive pads became available only in the early 1970s,
if women used pads, they had to wear either belts or "sanitary panties,"
underpants with hooks or tabs or something else to hold the pad in place.
Companies sold probably hundreds of varieties of belts in the past hundred
years, but the industry almost disappeared in the
early 1970s with the advent of pads with adhesive (Stayfree
and New Freedom).
An anonymous donor generously gave MUM most of the belts on this
page.
Many files, long download!
Belts, part
1
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This dates probably from the 1970s to 1980s. (American)
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The box is copyrighted 1976. (American)
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The box bears a copyright of 1980.
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I believe this dates from the 1980s. (American)
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I believe this also dates from the 1980s. (American)
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The box is copyrighted 1986. (American)
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The box is also copyrighted 1986. (American)
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END Belts, part 1 - Menstrual
pad suspenders! 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.
© 2001 Harry Finley. It is illegal to reproduce or distribute any
of
the work on this Web site in any manner or
medium without written permission of the author.
Please report suspected violations to hfinley@mum.org
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