Triom
date: label: date made
content: 1987
notes: label: Description
content: This Triom condom was manufactured and distributed by Mediverse Incorporated of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1987. The blue packet has a blue triangle logo and contains one lubricated latex condom. The packet’s back bears the text “Highly Effective against Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Pregnancy.” The condom’s reverse notes that “when used properly, the latex condom may prevent the transmission of many sexually transmitted diseases (STDS). It cannot eliminate the risk. For maximum protection, it is important to follow the accompanying instructions.”
label: Description
content: Triom condoms were often sold through vending machines. Throughout the twentieth century, vending machines were an easy way to discreetly distribute condoms.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
label: place distributed
content: United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
topic: label: Subject
content: Birth Control/Contraception
label: Subject
content: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
label: Subject
content: Sex
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0416.038
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0416.038
label: accession number
content: 1989.0416
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Condom
label: Object Name
content: contraceptive, condom, novelty
label: Other Terms
content: Condom; Contraceptive Devices
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 3.81 cm x .635 cm