Packet of 10 Dr. White's press-on regular towels
Packet of 10 Dr. White's press-on regular towels, for light to medium menstruation, by Lilia White Ltd., 1985
Originally invented as an incontinence product in the mid-1960s, self-adhesive pads took the menstrual product market by storm. Before then, pads were secured with belts comprised of elastic, worn around the waist with tabs or hooks at the front and back for attaching a sanitary towel between the legs.
Details
- Category:
- Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
- Object Number:
- 1985-1910/7
- Materials:
- towels, cotton wool, towels, paper and packaging, plastic
- Measurements:
-
length 120 mm
width 60 mm
height 200 mm
- type:
- sanitary towels and disposable menstrual pad
- credit:
- Lilia White Ltd.
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