See Kotex's first successful
tampon, Fibs; early Kotex tampon attempts;
and an early Tampax.
 
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A.C.C. Tamponettes menstrual tampons
(1939 & earlier? The Absorbent Cotton Company, U.S.A.)
Tampon
Like most tampons from the 1930s (Tampax
was an exception and later, LOX) Tamponettes came
with no insertion device, which may have hindered their acceptance. The
instructions do not say how to put the tampon
into the vagina, leaving the reader to guess that it's her finger. That
might not have been good news.
Procter & Gamble kindly donated the box and contents as part
of a gift of scores of menstrual products.
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The top tampon appears as it comes from the cellophane bag,
below. The tampons
come from the 1939 box; the earlier ones seem identical except for the bulged
cotton
at the string end, which are more continuous in form in the earlier version.
The tampon measures 2.25" (about 6 cm) long and 0.825"
(about 2.1 cm) in diameter
at the narrow end. The string is 5" (about 13 cm) long.
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The end of the tampon shows tightly wound layers of cotton,
just as with the earlier tampons..
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The 1939 box holds two cellophane packs, above, each containing
five tampons, as does the earlier box.
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