Sfag-Na-Kins - the Sphagnum Moss Sanitary Napkins

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Date Made: 1920

Maker: Sphagnum Moss Products Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Oregon, Portland

Subject: Women's Health

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: Dr. Arno Viehoever

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-00545.02Accession Number: 65046Catalog Number: M-00545.02

Object Name: sanitary napkinsfeminine hygiene product

Physical Description: cardboard box (product; packaging material; production method/technique)sphagnum moss (product; inside material)Measurements: overall: 3 7/8 in x 7 5/8 in x 3 in; 9.8425 cm x 19.3675 cm x 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5945-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_729449

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