See the same tampon but as sold in the Netherlands as Ortex Gold and in Japan under another name, Anshin.
Tampon directory.
Japanese tampon with finger cots - Shampon Young Japanese stick tampons - ad for Japanese Elldy tampon with applicator (October 1996) - Kotex stick tampon (U.S.A.) - ad for the Kotex stick tampon (1970s)
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Cameo origami menstrual tampon (Japan, 1971) (the same as Ortex in the Netherlands and later, Anshin in Japan)
Instructions and an ad for Cameo in English

Ponder the main Cameo discussion.

In 1997 Tambrands gave the box to this museum as part of an amazing gift of 450 boxes of tampons dating to the founding of the second Tampax company, 1936, plus hundreds of other items. And thanks to a Dutch contributor for pointing out the British connection and sending proof in the form of scans.

Below: The instructions are a single sheet of paper, 8 1/2 x 3 1/4" printed on both sides and folded once. Sections two and three, below, form the interior of the folder. Compare this sheet to the Anshin instructions.
 
 
 
 
Below: A Dutchman who has contributed many items to the museum kindly sent the scan of the Cameo ad, below, which comes from the Woman's Mirror (May 22, 1965). Note the hexagonal tampons. I enlarged the last lines, at bottom.
The woman in the cameo has a hairdo different from the Japanese logo.
 

END. See the Anshin and Ortex Gold tampons, identical to these but in different packaging for different countries.
Japanese tampon with finger cots
- Shampon Young Japanese stick tampons - ad for Elldy tampon with
applicator (October 1996) - Kotex stick tampon (U.S.A.) - ad for the Kotex stick tampon (1970s) -
Tampon directory

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