Sheik Sensi-Creme Prophylactics
date: label: date made
content: Mid-20th century
label: date made
content: ca 1965
name: label: maker
content: Julius Schmid, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: These Sheik brand rubber prophylactics were manufactured by Julius Schmid, Inc. of New York, New York around 1965. Schmid was one of the largest manufacturers of condoms in the United States throughout much of the twentieth centiury.
label: Description
content: These Sheik condoms were lubricated with “Sensi-Ceme” to add “a new level of sensitivity.” The red and white cardboard box contained three reservoir end prophylactics; reservoir ends prevented the condom from tearing. The reverse side of the box notes that the condom is “Sold Only in Drugstores.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville
topic: label: associated subject; web subject
content: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
label: associated subject; web subject
content: Birth Control/Contraception
label: Subject
content: Sex
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Fournet Drugstore Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0475.154
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0475.154
label: accession number
content: 1985.0475
objectType: label: Object Name
content: condoms
label: Object Name
content: contraceptive, condom
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (box material)
label: Physical Description
content: foil; plastic (condom package material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 cm x 6 cm x 1.5 cm; 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 5/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm x 1.5875 cm