Embrace Her
date: label: date made
content: between 1982 and 1989
label: date made
content: after 1982
notes: label: Description
content: This Embrace Her brand condom was manufactured by Circle Rubber Incorporated of Newark, New Jersey during the 1980s. The orange package features a cover photograph of a man and woman embracing. The cover bills the condom as “The new prophylactic shaped right for you/Lubricated For the Ultimate in Sensual Experience.” The back of the box reads “When used properly, the latex condom may prevent the transmission of many sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydial infection, genital herpes, and AIDS. It cannot eliminate the risk. For maximum protection, it is important to follow the accompanying instructions inside box. Failure to do so may result in loss of protection. During the intimate contact, lesions and various body fluids can transmit STDs. Therefore the condom should be applied before any such contact.”
label: Description
content: Circle Rubber often sold their condoms through vending machines. Throughout the twentieth century, vending machines provided an easy way to discreetly distribute condoms.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Newark
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: 1989.0416.045
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0416.045
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