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OBJECT TYPE: DISPOSABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0448.025

MANUFACTURER: Tampax Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 25
Total Parts: 34
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cardboard box wrapped in clear plastic

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 3.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Toilet article
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Tampax
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: USED BETWEEN MAY 3 AND 12,1971 TO MARK THE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY OF B.C. INTO CONFEDERATION
Canada: THE SERVICE WAS SUPPLIED BY HENRY BIRKS & SONS FOR USE ON THE ONLY COMMERCIAL FLIGHT EVER TAKEN BY QUEEN ELIZABETH TO CANADA WHICH WAS BETWEEN MAY 3 AND 12, 1971 TO MARK THE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY OF B.C. INTO CONFEDERATION
Function: MAKE-UP AND TOILETRIES IN VANITY CASE FOR QUEEN'S USE ON THE AIRPLANE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Print on top and bottom box reads: "+/ TAMPAX/ Tampons/ 10 SUPER/ SANITARY PROTECTION WORN INTERNALLY"/ Red certification logo reads: "FOR USE/ WHERE GREATER/ ABSORBENCY IS/ REQUIRED"/ Print on sides reads: "10 SUPER TAMPAX/ TAMPONS/ NO BELTS/ NO PINS/ NO PADS/ *TAMPAX IS THE REGISTERED TRADE MARK OF TAMPAX LIMITED/ SAFE HYGIENIC COMFORTABLE EASY TO USE"/ Print on side tabs reads: "TAMPAX/ FULL DIRECTIONS ENCLOSED"/
Missing: From CA of 10/21/2003 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: Box is dark blue and light blue with white writing and a red certification logo
Decoration: N/A

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Tampax Ltd., Tampon, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1990.0448, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0448.025/

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