Ad for an Elldy tampon (Japan) with applicator (October 1996)
Early Japanese tampon (1977): Shampon Young
A Japanese university student generously sent me the ad, along with others, some very old, which were part of a paper she wrote about the history of the Japanese menstrual products industry.
Ads for the Kotex stick tampon (U.S.A., 1970s) - a Japanese stick tampon from the 1970s.
Early commercial tampons - Rely tampon - Meds tampon (Modess)
And, of course, the first Tampax AND - special for you! - the American fax tampon, from the early 1930s.
See a Modess True or False? ad in The American Girl magazine, January 1947, and actress Carol Lynley in "How Shall I Tell My Daughter" booklet ad (1955) - Modess . . . . because ads (many dates).
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Ad for Stayfree menstrual napkins, 1984, publication?

Stayfree, which helped slay that dragon of periods, the belt, tickles a part of the brain that wants nice, clean sheets, a part of the brain in almost all women (and don't forget men).

This is where Rely and other very absorbent tampons got into toxic-shock-syndrome trouble. It tried to allow women to use one tampon overnight or during the day if she had a very heavy period. I don't know if this Stayfree was successful but I'd bet it didn't cause TSS.

See Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby in Stayfree ads, a bunch of American Stafree ads and speaking of belts, see something you'd never see in an American ad!

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See Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby in Stayfree ads, a bunch of American Stafree ads and speaking of belts, see something you'd never see in an American ad!
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for an Elldy (Japan) with applicator (October 1996) - Early Japanese tampon (1977): Shampon Young

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