Southalls Sanitary Towels, 1900-1930s

1890-1920s The blue packaged “Celtex” sanitary towels made by Southalls’ are a pack of 12 “size 2” pads and have a ring attachment for connecting them to a sanitary belt at the front and back. They are made of cellucotton, a material originally made for bandages in the First World War. The “Celtex” pads packaging is minimalistic without any reference to what it contains to avoid embarrassment. This nondescript packaging was common in stores or through mail-order packages. 1920s-1930s The teal packaged, size 3 sanitary towels by Southalls are the kind that are made with a long bandage ends and a string attachment to be worn with a corresponding sanitary belt attached at the front and back. They are also made of cellucotton. The packaging states: Southalls original Sanitary Towels – for Ladies- Approved by the most eminent members of the medical profession.” A red stamp over the label says “Southall Bros. & Barclay, Invented 1880”. For historic sanitary towel garment see object: NLC-2004-534