More from France:
Nett
tampon (France) 1985, ad showing
white bathing suit
Was
Tampax the first commercial
French tampon?: French &
American box, tampons &
instructions of 1938
compared -
Kotex Freedom pads: nude woman
(France,
1970s?) and a French ad from 1990
showing white
pants -
French
Modess pad ad, 1970s? - Modess pad
ad,
French, 1972, photo by David
Hamilton -
Nana pads
(France) one-page ad featuring
just a man
(1980s?) - two-page
spread featuring a different
man (1989) -
Polivia pad
(France) ad,
1989
What did women do about menstruation
in the past?
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Rubella applicator menstrual
tampon, normal (regular)
(France, 1973)
Rubella?!
German
measles springs
to an American mind with
this synonym for the
disease.
But the French are
definitely not
Americans; they call
that affliction
(measles, not Americans)
rubéole.
The
company's name, Ruby -
a borrowing from
English in place of
their own rubis? -
probably formed the
basis for the name.
All these words
basically mean red,
appropriate for both
the gem and
menstruation. But the
color is rare in
American packaging for
menstrual products;
see an early
exception.
A
close call! No
quarantine necessary.
I thank the former
Tambrands for donating
Rubella.
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Below:
Front of the box, which
measures 5 3/8 x 3 1/8 x
1 1/4" (13.7 x 8 x 3.5
cm).
Someone at Tambrands,
former maker of Tampax,
typed and added the label
at upper
right.
All photos &
text copyright 2009
Harry Finley
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Below:
Back of box. Unless I'm
mistranslating the
French "applicateur
soluble dans l'eau,"
the applicator is NOT
soluble in
water but something DOES
happen - see my
test further on
with
a better translation.
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Below:
The opposite sides are
identical except for the
faint number 4,00
to the right
of "rubella," enlarged
below. It's probably the
price.
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Below: This end
differs from its
opposite in lacking the
phrases
Fabriqué
en R. F. A. and
R.C.
Grenoble 57 B 218
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More from France:
Nett
tampon (France) 1985, ad showing
white bathing suit
Was
Tampax the first commercial
French tampon?: French &
American box, tampons &
instructions of 1938
compared -
Kotex Freedom pads: nude woman
(France,
1970s?) and a French ad from 1990
showing white
pants -
French
Modess pad ad, 1970s? - Modess pad
ad,
French, 1972, photo by David
Hamilton -
Nana pads
(France) one-page ad featuring
just a man
(1980s?) - two-page
spread featuring a different
man (1989) -
Polivia pad
(France) ad,
1989 - All tampons
Copyright 2009
Harry Finley
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