Lilia (U.K., pad
in a tube, 1930s?). Generous gift from Andrew Smith, Wales, United
Kingdom.
More Modess:
See more of these Modess leaflets.
1927 Gilbreth
report to Johnson & Johnson about Modess
newspaper ads 1927-28
"Silent Purchase"
ad, June 1928
ad, 1928
"Modernizing Mother"
ads: #1, February 1929 ("Mother
. . . don't be quaint"); #3 April 1929 ("Don't weaken, Mother");
#5, June 1929 ("Never
mind, Mother, you'll learn")
ad about concealing
pad, 1930
ad compared with
Kotex ad, 1931
ad, 1931
wrapped Modess pad
for dispenser, 1930s? Ad,
U.K., 1936
True or False? ad in
The American Girl magazine, January 1947
Australian ad, 1957
ad (1956) with
"Modess . . . . because" ad incorporated into
it
ad for "Growing Up
and Liking It" booklet (1963, Modess)
actress Carol Lynley
in "How shall I tell my daughter?" booklet ad
(1955)
Modess . . . . because
ads (many dates) - and threw in household
tips.French ad,
1970s?
ad, French, 1972,
photo by David Hamilton Personal
Digest leaflets (6), 1966-67: describe
Modess products
How Modess Sanitary
Napkins Began: excerpts from"A Company
That Cares: One Hundred Year Illustrated
History of Johnson and Johnson"
Panties: Modess "Sanitary Shield"
(two-band pad holder in crotch; 1970s; U.S.A.)
Modess "Panti-kini"
(two-band holder to hold pad in crotch;
1960s-1970s, U.S.A.)
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH
Personal Digest
Folder showing
Modess products, 1966, U.S.A.
Personal Products Company (Johnson &
Johnson)
The
former Tambrands, maker of
Tampax (history), kindly
donated the leaflet.
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Below:
Click on the
small pictures to see
enlargements.
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"Educational
Portfolio on Menstrual
Hygiene" (1968)
U.S.A. Teacher's
kit for
Modess sanitary napkins,
menstrual tampons
and panties (mostly
complete) but it's not
what you see below.
More Modess
pads (but not this
one).
More panties
(but not this one).
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Below:
Last
2 words: "unmarked
box." See the marked
envelope (although
not overly marked) that
enveloped the booklet
"Marjorie May's Twelfth
Birthday" from 1932.
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End | See more of these Modess leaflets - Meds tampons (U.S.A.
and elsewhere, box and tampon, 1967, Personal
Products Company) -
Meds (box & tampons, 1940s-1950s?) -
Lilia (U.K., pad in
a tube, 1930s?). Generous gift from Andrew Smith, Wales, United
Kingdom.
pamphlet introducing
Meds to the world (1930s) - Meds box &
tampons, 1970, New
Zealand - 1941
ad -
Several Personal Digest
leaflets - 1967 ad
- undated instructions here
and here. - Australian ad, 1950s
Panties: Modess "Sanitary Shield"
(two-band pad holder in crotch; 1970s; U.S.A.)
Modess "Panti-kini"
(two-band holder to hold pad in crotch;
1960s-1970s, U.S.A.)
Lilia (U.K., pad in
a tube, 1930s?). Generous gift from Andrew Smith, Wales, United
Kingdom.
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