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THE MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
Sponges for contraception - birth control - and absorbing menstrual
discharge
Thanks very much for this sponge to the
retired teacher who has contributed much information and many items to the
museum!
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Below: The sponge case measures 1.75"
(4.4 cm) in diameter and is 1" (2.5 cm) thick,
basically the same as the other sponge cans. But
this one is made of cardboard instead
of metal.
The label on the bottom (middle image) probably
came from a dealer. The top (left) has a reflective
paper(?) label that is affixed askew. The side (right)
shows a corrugated cardboard.
It might date from the first half of the 20th century
and seems American.
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Below: The sponge sits in the case; the
inside of the top is at right. It probably
looks very much like the unfurled sponge on the
introductory page.
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NEXT: Orange-design can & sponge
Cardboard American sponge can with sponge.
Black can & sponge.
Beautiful (Australian?) sponge can with sponge
lacking a net.
Anna Health Sponge (U.S.A., 1940s?)
The contemporary Sea Pearls (from the U.S.A.)
menstrual sponge
The contemporary Gynotex (from the Netherlands)
menstrual sponge
Main sponge page
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