NYC Dept. of Health, Bureau of HIV Program Services Package, Containing 2 LifeStyles Condoms and Lubricant
NYC Dept. of Health, Bureau of HIV Program Services Package, Containing 2 LifeStyles Condoms and Lubricant
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- Description
- Condoms came into fashion beause they offered protection against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
- Object Name
- Condoms
- contraceptive, condom
- Date made
- 1996
- date made
- 1996
- package maker; provider
- City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- condom maker
- Ansell Healthcare Inc.
- lubricant maker
- Mayer Laboratories, Inc.
- Maker
- Burgel, James A.
- maker
- NYC Department of Health
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- where distributed
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- paper (envelope material)
- white (envelope color)
- metal foil (condom foil material)
- silver, purple (condom foil color)
- latex, nonoxynol- 9 (condom material)
- plastic (lubricant package material)
- white, purple, red (lubricant package color)
- water, glycerin, hydroxyethel cellulose, nonoxynol-9 (lubricant ingredients material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1.7 cm x 7.5 cm x 10.1 cm; 11/16 in x 2 15/16 in x 4 in
- overall: 4 in x 3 in x 5/8 in; 10.16 cm x 7.62 cm x 1.5875 cm
- ID Number
- 2000.0168.04
- catalog number
- 2000.0168.04
- accession number
- 2000.0168
- Credit Line
- Gift from Mr. Bert Hansen
- subject
- Birth Control/Contraception
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- Health & Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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