Object Details
- Park and Tilford
- Description
- Maroon and cream colored cardboard box containing tampons of cotton batting and gauze, each individually wrapped in transparent cellophane. Patent issued to Miriam E. Rabell, Number 1,941,717, filed August 9, 1933, Serial Number 684,320, issued January 2, 1934. Rabell holds several patents for menstrual tampons ("sanitary appliances") dating from 1934 to 1947.
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: "Cashay - the moden internal sanitary protection for the menstrual period. Cashay is hailed as the miracle invention. No wonder! It has at last freed women from discomfort, embarrassment and social-inactivity during their "difficult days". Cashay, worn internally, eliminates chafing bulging pads, hot binding belts, offensive tell-tale odors. Cashay brings the new freedom demanded by modern women!"
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1934
- patent date
- 1934-01-02
- ID Number
- 1978.0883.212
- accession number
- 1978.0883
- catalog number
- 1978.0883.212
- patent number
- US1941717A
- Object Name
- tampons
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- gauze (overall material)
- cord (overall material)
- cardboard (packaging material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/8 in x 7 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 13.0175 cm x 18.415 cm x 3.175 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care
- Beauty and Health
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Women's Health
- Menstruation
- Record ID
- nmah_729450
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5a69-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
