Sheath
date: label: date made
content: late 20th century before 1989
notes: label: Description
content: This Sheath condom was distributed by Barnetts Incorporated of Charlotte, North Carolina during the late 20th century. The blue box features an inset circular image of a blond-haired woman looking over her shoulder, with text underneath describing the condom as “Specially Lubricated/Special Shape.” The reverse reads “COMFORT/Sheath/PROPHYLACTIC/SECURITY/MADE IN KOREA.” Beginning in the late 20th century, manufacturers in Asia began to successfully compete with American manufacturers and by the 21st century, American consumers were overwhelmingly buying condoms that had been manufactured in Asia.
label: Description
content: Sheath condoms were often sold 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: South Korea
label: place distributed
content: United States: Missouri, Kansas City
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: 1989.0416.042
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0416.042
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