Lanteen Jelly, Brand of Vaginal Jelly (Medium Refill)
date: label: date made
content: late 1950s
name: label: Associated Name
content: Sherman Pharmacy
label: maker
content: Esta Medical Laboratories, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Light blue cardboard box containing one 1 1/2 ounce metal tube of Lanteen Jelly. A paper insert is included with illustrated instructions for use of the Lanteen diaphragm and jelly (printed 1957). Text on paper insert includes: "COMBINED DIAPHRAGM AND JELLY METHOD: Only your physician is qualified to prescribe the correct diaphragm and jelly for your personal use. Your physician prescribes Lanteen diaphragms and Lanteen jelly because these products meet the most exacting standards of the medical profession. ... BE SURE TO VISIT YOUR PHYSICIAN AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR A THOROUGH GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio, Alliance
topic: label: Subject
content: Young Men's Christian Association
label: Subject
content: Birth Control/Contraception
label: Subject
content: Women's Health
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Alan & Elaine Levitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0460.230
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0460.230
label: accession number
content: 1985.0460
objectType: label: Object Name
content: contraceptive, vaginal jelly
label: Object Type
content: Drugs
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal; plastic (container (tube and cap) material)
label: Physical Description
content: ricinoleic acid, 0.50%; hexylresorcinol, 0.10%; chlorothymol, 0.0077%; sodium benzoate and glycerin in a tragacanth base (product active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: container: 3.7 cm x 14.3 cm x 4.6 cm; 1 7/16 in x 5 5/8 in x 1 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall, box: 1 7/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 4.7625 cm x 14.605 cm x 3.81 cm