German Camelia ad (1920s) - German Camelia ad right before World War ll - German Camelia ad touting disposal bag(1990s) See a early Tampax ad (1936) - part of the original patent - the first box - more early commercial tampons CONTRIBUTE to Humor, Words and expressions about menstruation and Would you stop menstruating if you could? Some MUM site links: homepage | 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. Ad for Camelia pads, (27 February 1952, The Australian Women's Weekly) I think it's interesting that the woman seems to be dancing a Spanish gypsy dance in an Australian advertisement for a German brand. Does this ad use the common theme of tampons, freedom - but also safety, comfort and protection? Only odor is missing, a problem with pads and usually an advantage with tampons. Were tampons being introduced into Australia at this time and was this a reaction to that? Australians apparently didn't adopt the usual United-Kingdom term for pads, sanitary towel. My thanks to an Australian friend of this museum for this ad! German Camelia ad (1920s) - German Camelia ad right before World War ll - French Camelia ad (1970s) - German Camelia ad touting disposal bag (1990s) © 2000 Harry Finley. It is illegal to reproduce or distribute work on this Web site in any manner or medium without written permission of the author. Please report suspected violations to hfinley@mum.org