See how a woman wore
a belt in a Dutch ad. See a classy 1920s ad for a belt and the
first ad (1891) MUM has for a belt.
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Belts to hold menstrual pads, part 2
Women wore commercial belts at least from
the latter part of the nineteenth century.
Because self-adhesive pads became available
only in the early 1970s, if women used pads,
they had to wear either belts or "sanitary
panties," underpants with hooks or tabs or
something else to hold the pad in place.
Companies sold probably hundreds of
varieties of belts in the past hundred years,
but the industry almost
disappeared in the early 1970s with the
advent of pads with adhesive (Stayfree and New Freedom).
See my
drawing of a mid-19th
century belt and pad in the
collection of the Valentine Richmond History
Center in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
An anonymous donor generously gave MUM
most of the belts on this page.
Many files, long
download!
Belts, part 1
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This dates probably from the
1970s to 1980s. (American)
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The box is copyrighted
1976. (American)
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The box bears a copyright of
1980.
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No dates are on the box but the hairdo looks
as if it's from the 1970s (Canada). See the belt and details of the
box.
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I believe this dates from
the 1980s. (American)
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I believe this also
dates from the 1980s. (American)
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The box is copyrighted
1986. (American)
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The box is also
copyrighted 1986. (American)
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END Belts, part 1 - Menstrual pad suspenders! See how women wore a belt (and in a
Swedish ad).
See a modern belt for a washable pad and a page from
the 1946-47 Sears catalog
showing a great variety.
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