"Faultless Feminine
Syringe," No. 240, made by the Faultless
Rubber Company, Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A., perhaps
from the 1960s or 1970s.
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Mon Docteur vaginal douche set
(complete?), with (separate?)
documents, American, 1928-29?
The douche
tablets
Mon Docteur - French for "My
Doctor" (a nice medical connection
with French haughtiness and
naughtiness, huh?) - douche
apparatus allegedly cured many ills,
beautified the user and even could
prevent her from dying. This was an
era when a "germ"-free vagina led to
better health rather than to worse
health as believed today. (Read Luci
Rome's essay
on why women should not douche. And
for the heck of it, surprise
yourself with what
causes menstrual odor.)
Women could also buy an early
menstrual cup associated with the
same company. See it as well as more
literature about the beauty-douching
connection (!) here and here.
And read what Leona Chalmers,
who developed an early menstrual
cup, writes about douching in a
roughly contemporary book, The Intimate
Side of a Woman's Life.
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The box measures
3 3/8" x 2 1/4" x 7/8" (8.6 x 5.8 x
2.3 cm). Cotton helps keep the tablets
from breaking.
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Above: Glassine, a
semitransparent paper seldom seen
today, still covers one ot the boxes.
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Back of the box,
above.
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Above and below:
the long sides.
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Harry
Finley created the images.
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Copyright 2006 Harry Finley
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