Sfag-Na-Kins - Individual Sphagnum Sanitary Napkin

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Sfag-Na-Kins, paper insert
Sfag-Na-Kins, paper insert

Date Made: 1920

Maker: Sphagnum Moss Products Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Oregon, Portland

Subject: Women's HealthMenstruation

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care, Beauty and Health

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Credit Line: Gift of U.S. Department of Agriculture, through Dr. Arno Viehoever

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-00545.03Catalog Number: M-00545.03Accession Number: 65046

Object Name: sanitary napkinsfeminine hygiene product

Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 5/8 in; 8.89 cm x 21.59 cm x 1.5875 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5b07-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_721914

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