Tampax
of Belvue Road, Northolt, Middx. Telephone: Waxlow 2244. Cables: "Tampax, Northolt, Greenford". Home Sales Office: 110 Jermyn Street, London, SW1.
Tampax is a brand of tampon from Procter and Gamble. It was originally both the name of an independent company for over 50 years, based in Palmer, Massachusetts (with headquarters in New York), and the product itself. It was noted for decades as having the dominate share of the tampon market challenged in the USA mostly by Playtex, J&J, Kimberly-Clark and briefly by Procter and Gamble's failed product from the 1970s called "Rely". The "Rely" tampon was pulled from the market after being associated with toxic shock syndrome (TSS).
It was noted for having a mostly, almost exclusively, female workforce for much of its history. Financially, while still independent, it was also noted for carrying no debt for most of its corporate lifetime and ranked ~#4 on the Fortune 500 list for return on equity. The original product was designed from the start as flushable and biodegradeable.
1929 Dr. Earle Cleveland Haas invented the first tampon.
1931 In November, Dr. Haas patented his invention and trademarked it Tampax.
1934 Rights to product sold to Gertrude Tenderich, an invenstor from Wyoming.
WWII During this period of time, Tampax produced large quantities of wound dressings for the military.
1947 British Industries Fair Advert for Internal Sanitary Protection. Manufacturers of Tampax Vaginal Tampons, for normal menstrual protection. Made of Finest Surgical Cotton highly compressed. "Tampax" modern hygienic sanitary protection - is worn internally. (Chemists' Supplies Section - Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1264) [1]
1984 Company was renamed Tambrands, Inc..
1997 Procter and Gamble acquired Tambrands
2008 Tampax tampons are sold in 150 countries and used by over 100 million women. It is the worldwide market leader in this field.
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- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 290; and p271