Package, condom

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0906.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Ramses
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rectangular cream-colour paper envelope has black, blue, red and tan text and graphics.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. Prior to 1969 it was illegal to sell contraceptives advertised as such in Canada. Condoms were sold as prophylactics against disease. [Ref. 3]
Function: To identify, contain and protect contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "ONE GENUINE TRANSPARENT/ RAMSES [logo]/ TRADE MARK REG. COPYRIGHT 1950/ RUBBER PROPHYLACTIC" printed on front. " [logo]/ RAMSES/ RUBBER PROPHYLACTICS ARE/ CAREFULLY TESTED & INSPECTED" printed on envelope flap. "SOLD ONLY IN DRUG STORES/ FOR PROTECTION AGAINST DISEASE/ PRINTED IN CANADA", "ALWAYS INSIST/ ON RAMSES THE/ GENUINE TRANS/ PARENT/ DO NOT ACCEPT/ SUBSTITUTES" and " PRICE 3 FOR $1.00/ DISTRIBUTED BY/ JULIUS SCHMID (CANADA) LTD./ TORONTO, CANADA". printed on reverse of envelope. "983.7 a" printed by hand in pencil on back of envelope.
Missing: Package is complete, but missing contents.
Finish: Rectangular cream-colour paper envelope has black, blue, red and tan text and graphics.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Package, condom, after 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0906, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0906.002/

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