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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
What did women do about menstruation in the past?
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Leer la versión en español de los siguientes temas: Anticoncepción y religión, Breve reseña - Olor - Religión y menstruación - Seguridad de productos para la menstruación.

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.

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
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.
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.
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