More
Japanese tampons:
Anshin
(1977) Tampons, box, directions. ORIGAMI applicator.
(Tambrands gift,
1997) It's the same as Ortex
Gold and Cameo
tampons.
Shampon
Young stick tampon (Japan, 1977)
Instructions for making JAPANESE WASHABLE
MENSTRUAL PADS (early
20th century?), successors of the uma (pony or horse)
See
ads for JAPANESE COMMERCIAL MENSTRUAL
BELTS from the
early 20th century with a discussion of how Japan influenced
European art and vice versa.
Visit the ODOR page.
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The Museum of Menstruation and
Women's Health
Cellopon
menstrual tampon
(1968, Eisai, Japan)
Instructions
The former Tambrands, which
made Tampax tampons, kindly
donated the box and contents as
part of a fabulous gift
of hundreds of menstrual
products.
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Below:
One side of the of the four-panel
instructions (ENLARGED
here).
Each panel measures
2 1/8 x 3 5/8" (5.4 x 9.1 cm).
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Below:
The band
of small illustrations,
which repeat
themselves. The women
look vaguely Western but
it's hard to say for
sure. Western art has
appeared on Japanese
products since at least
the early 20th century (EXAMPLE
here for a Japanese
menstrual belt).
But Japanese
art has hugely
influenced European
art since the
middle of the 19th
century. See an example
from Vincent
van
Gogh.
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