See early tampons and a list of tampon on this site - at least the ones I've cataloged.
 
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Secret menstrual tampons (1930s-1940s?, U.S.A.)
Tampons
The tampons have an antiseptic film, or so claims the instructions,
something that would be thought potentially harmful today.
Procter & Gamble kindly donated the box and contents as part
of a gift of scores of menstrual products.
The tampons appear to be made of cellulose, are very hard
(maybe from age), and are covered with a powder
(that's the white "dust" on the black background, my scanner,
above) - which might be the antiseptic film mentioned in the instructions.
They measure 2.25" (about 6 cm) long, 0.6" (1.4 cm) in diameter
and the string is 5.75" (14.5 cm) long. The lower
tampon shows how the string comes wrapped, right from the package,
below.
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The box holds two translucent packages, now very fragile, above, of
five tampons each. Look how they alternate ends.
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