See a French and American Tampax from two years later, 1938. See similar Tampax bulletins from the early 1950s - Read Dr. Dickinson's study of the advantages of tampons over pads - See a very early Tampax ad (1936) - a very early Tampax box and contents - more early commercial tampons See more Tampax items: American ad from August 1965 - nudity in an ad: May 1992 (United Kingdom) - a sign advertising Tampax during World War II - the original patent - an instruction sheet from the 1930s The influential Dickinson Report (1945) - Early commercial tampons Ad Aug 1965 - actress Susan Dey ad, 1970 - gymnast Mary Lou Retton ad, 1986 - ad "Are you sure I'll still be a virgin?" Feb. 1990 - ad (British, nude) 1992 - Tampax sign (World War II) - ad, British, 1994 (the thong advantage) Australian douche ad (ca. 1900) - Fresca douche (date ?) - Kotique douche 1974 ad - Liasan (1) ad - Liasan (2) ad - Lysol 1928 ad - Lysol 1948 ad - Marvel 1926 ad - Midol 1938 ad - Midol 1959 booklet - o.b. German (papyrus tampons) - Pristeen 1969 ad - o.b. German (nude) - Sterizol 1926 ad - Vionell spray 1970 ad (Germany) - the odor page A British Tampax ad using nudity (1992) - And see other ads directed at teenagers. 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). DIRECTORY of all topics (See also the SEARCH ENGINE, bottom of page.) Comic strip: "A Visit to the Museum of Menstruation" CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could? Some MUM site links: homepage | LIST OF ALL TOPICS | 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. Tampax menstrual tampon, with box, from its first year in its first successful company, 1936, U.S.A. Dealer's instructions in a case of Tampax This interesting sheet tells how to best display the tampons. Retailers know how to sell things, even then. Tambrands generously gave this museum a dealer's case of these tampons; all the 1936 items come from that fantastic gift. See the enclosed instructions - the box and a tampon - advice to dealers about explaining the tampon See the enclosed instructions - the box and a tampon - advice to dealers about explaining the tampon See more Tampax items: See similar Tampax bulletins from the early 1950s - Read Dr. Dickinson's study of the advantages of tampons over pads. See Dutch Tampax ads from 1938 (and here, virtually identical to a contemporary American ad) American ad from August 1965 - nudity in an ad: May 1992 (United Kingdom) - a sign advertising Tampax during World War II - the original patent - an instruction sheet from the 1930s copyright 1999 Harry Finley