Names of Bags

Faultless Wearever, Davol Comfy, Rexall Victoria, Rexall Kanleek, B.F. Goodrich, Sunmark, Davol Paris to name a few!

Faultless Rubber Co. was based in Ashland Ohio for years. They were purchased by Ross Labs. of Columbus, who has subsequently been acquired by Abbott Labs of Chicago. The buildings of these companies now carry the Abbott Co. labels. The various baby formulas made by Ross now show "Abbott Labs., by the Ross Division." It's a lot like the baby formulas made by Meade Johnson (who I sold for 14 years), now showing their name with the overall owners, Bristol Myers Co. The Faultless Rubber Co. buildings still are in operation in Ashland, but I don't know what products they still make. I ASSUME they still make syringes and water bottles, but don't know for sure.

I used to see the Ross sales reps. at medical conventions and the reps. for Ross Infant products and Ross Adult nutrition products, would laughing refer to the Ross/ Faultless Division as, "the enema bag division of Ross ". This was before Abbott bought all of them. I suspect that the Faultless Division makes disposable plastic bags for tube feedings of nutritionals and may still make rubber syringe products, but this is just a guess.

Rexall also had the Roxbury enema bag. I have 2.

From the other side of the Pond, where Dr. Higginson's invention was the common device for home use, there was the Perfex and the Sterilendum by Ingrams of London. I also recall one called rather patriotically the St. George's. There was a Victoria syringe from the Army & Navy Stores, and Boots the Chemist had a product met keyed as the Regaid Enema Syringe. From Europe, the big rubber manufacturers had enema syringes. Continental of Germany, Barum from Czechoslovakia as it was them, and Pirelli from Italy. Strangely, all these firms produced motor car tyres as well. In addition to the usual black nozzle, they were generally supplied with a thicker and flexible rubber nozzle, about six inches long and with four holes on the sides near the tip, each at 90 degrees to the other. I don't know if this was meant four douching - I don't think so. It is a much more comfortable and effective nozzle to use. It fits onto the standard nozzle supplied for enemas. Perhaps it was for adults as opposed to children. I am not sure. In any event, they all seem to be gone now, and have been replaced by inferior and cheap products from the East.

Delia

Jones irrigator can, and Siebring. I didn't see on the list.

Davol Comfy open top

My grandmother had a B.F, Goodrich rubber bag called an "Elite." Brownish red with a really big nozzle. I sure wish I had the chance to use that bad boy.

How about the Aqua Fem? It was really made more for douching but I am sure it would do for an enema in a pinch. I posted a picture or what I am referring in the picture section under Enema Devises.

Best of all, I like "Mine"

Made in China, of course.

That BF Goodrich "Elite" may have been red originally. By the time you saw it it was already old.

The seamless nearkid was the name of a bag in the 60's or 70's I think

I vaguely recall seeing in a very old Montgomery Ward catalog an enema/douche bag called "relief". Now that about says it all!

There was another syringe named Sonata. I wonder if Hyundai knew this when they named their car!

Several years ago, I found a Rexall drug store that was closing. The sign said "Everything Must Go". I looked around & spotted a small dusty box way back on a shelf. It was a COMPACTO syringe. Paid $5 + tax. Folded up, it would fit in the palm of your hand, but don't let its size fool you. The box said it held 2 Qts, 10 ounces, quite a lot for such a small bag. If you filled it right to the top edge, it would expand enough to hold 3 quarts. Probably not a good thing for longevity, so I don't do it often. It is very similar to the HYDAWAY bag & probably made by the same company.

I always wondered why mom's Davol Comfy was called " Comfy", did not seem that way at the time.

The two bags that are ever used around here have no name. One I bought of Ebay a long time ago and the other was from a retail store. I did track down my "childhood" Enema bag online and jumped at the chance to buy it. It is a comfy brand.

Hi Buddy55,

Years ago my college room mate had a small travel douche bag called the Sonata. It was made by Faultless. It looked interesting and some time later I bought my own. You filled it with an adapter from the faucet and it had a detachable nozzle so I thought it would be good for travel. It travelled well but was not suited for enemas which I did more often than douche, so I dumped it.

One time my husband and I were walking through the parking lot at the mall and he pointed to a car (a Sonata) and said something about that had become a nice looking car. I told him don't even think about it because I will not drive a car named for a douche bag! I had to explain to him the connection. I doubt that Hyundai had that in mind when they named the car, but I chuckle to myself every time I see one.

One of the old red bags we have is a Kantleek. Despite what seems to be the intent of its name, in recent years we've discovered it can, in fact, leak.

. . . One time my husband and I were walking through the parking lot at the mall and he pointed to a car (a Sonata) and said something about that had become a nice looking car. I told him don't even think about it because I will not drive a car named for a douche bag! . . .

I venture to say that when the very vast majority of people hear the word sonata, what comes to mind is either NOTHING or the musical composition.

I'll take names of bags for $50, Alex. lol!

Has anyone mentioned the Faultless Spectra Fountain Syringe?

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/212161832417912702/

Cheryl77177,

It's nice to know I'm not the only one who made that connection. Every time I see a Hyundai Sonata I smile and wonder if the driver knows they're behind the wheel of a douche bag!

Ours was called a "Challenge". Certainly an appropriate name.

Has anyone ever heard or used a enema bag manufactured by B.F Goodrich it was called the Vacationer. Was wondering if it is a pumpkin style bag. Thanks.

FYI: After reading Cheryl77177's post of 2017.05.24 (below), I searched Google for "faultless sonata douche" and discovered zity.biz postings are picked up by Google.

Try it: https://www.google.ca/search?dcr=0&source=hp&ei=UkGcWvjkIoOZ_QbQtbSAAg&q=faultless+sonata+douche&oq=faultless+sonata+douche&gs_l=psy-ab.3...1811.8973.0.9587.25.22.1.2.2.0.98.1262.22.22.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.17.759...0j0i131k1j0i10k1j0i22i30k1j33i160k1.0.T551fQlFsyc

Appears to be open top, pleated sides.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-B-F-GOODRICH-VACATIONER-FOUNTAIN-SYRINGE-ENEMA-W-ORIG-BOX-GREAT-GRAPHICS/382395578525?hash=item59088d789d:g:xv8AAOSwFYZal3L6

Euphemisms are so funny. I won't mention my favorite politically charged ones, but euphemisms are sort of like anesthetizing the truth--or maybe giving it an opioid, so that you actually KNOW the meaning, but the euphemizer wants to pretend it's different.

Here are some:

As to enema bags: these euphemisms either focus on the quality of the product, or float a lie to hide what it's truly like...

"COMFY," for example. Who is "comfy" while that water is going in? Especially if your enema is given by someone in a hurry...

The best and funniest collection of euphemisms I've ever heard is here, though:

https://youtu.be/ALYoQ_-5sUI

I still remember the name of my first douche syringe. It was a Davol amber latex Travel Fold syringe. The vaginal pipe was black and it screwed on to the end of the hose. My mom took me to the local drug store with her to buy it. She asked the women all the feminine stuff to show us all of them. I was very embarrassed even though I doubt the women had any idea it was for me. In those days the local drug stores still had the feminine hygiene and rubber goods things in a display case or behind the counter so you had to talk to the sales lady to buy anything. Our local drug store did not even have tampons and napkins out.

My mom and I and later my sister had our periods in synchrony so there were often three douche bags, each of a different brand, in the bathroom drying. Mom rarely said douche bag, usually she called it a feminine syringe. I kept mine in my bedroom but mom always left hers in the bathroom because she douched regularly after intercourse with dad. Until I became sexually active, I only douched a few times a month at the end of my period.

Dita

Anyone ever seen or used a bag called SERVICE Fountain Syringe, the one I seen was green and 2.5 quarts. I would say it was from the 1950's. Thanks

Vintage Miller Lakeside open top fountain syringe. Is made by BF Goodrich, but was curious if it was a top of the line bag that was made for Miller? Thanks

Recently purchased a 90ounce Nearkid open top fountain syringe.