Boots belt to
hold menstrual pad, U.K., 1990s?
More belts to hold
menstrual pads.
See how a woman wore
a belt in a Dutch ad. See a classy 1920s ad for a
belt and the first ad (1891) MUM has for a belt.
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MUSEUM
OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
Old bottle for
medicine
Boots
Company, chemists (pharmacy), United
Kingdom
Late 19th, early 20th centuries?
Boots is a leading pharmacy - chemist
in the United Kingdom - in the
British Isles and elsewhere. John
Boot started the company in 1849.
Today, Boots sells its own
menstrual products, including a menstrual
pad (towel in the U.K.) belt
for a tabbed pad, which is why I
show the bottle.
A cork
probably originally stoppered the
bottle, which contained an unknown
substance. Anyone want to pay for
an analysis of the residue in the
bottle?
More old
bottles: from Mrs.
Pinkham's Medicine Company
(U.S.A., 19th century?)
Boots belt
to hold menstrual pad, U.K.,
1990s?
More belts
to hold menstrual pads.
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Below:
The colorless glass bottle
measures 6 7/8" (17.5 cm) tall, 3"
(7.6 cm) wide and 1 3/4" (4.3 cm)
deep.
The background makes it appear
darker than it is; it's clear.
The mottled
appearance results
from the residue
of its contents.
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Below:
The narrow side. The arrows
point to the edges of the residue
of whatever was inside.
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