Hero Condom - A ring for your next engagement
Hero Condom - A ring for your next engagement
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- Description
- This condom was distributed by the Health Education Resource Organization (HERO) of Baltimore, Maryland during the late 20th century. HERO was established in 1986 as a community-based organization to combat the spread of AIDS. The single foil-wrapped condom is enclosed in a blue cardboard envelope with white text on the cover that reads “A ring or your next engagement.” The upper inside reads “The ultimate token of your love.” Throughout the HIV-AIDS pandemic, condum manufacturers and distributers often used a light tone in their labels in an attempt to persuade people to pick up and use condoms.
- The condom is inserted into the cardboard of the envelope. Below the condom, text reads “Use condoms for the love of your life.” The back of the envelope reads Hero/Health Education Resource Organization/945-AIDS/Baltimore Metro/251-1164/DC Metro/1-800-638-6252/Elsewhere in MD/HERO, 101 West Read Street, Suite 812, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Condom
- contraceptive, condom
- date made
- ca 1987
- place made
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- Measurements
- overall: 7.3 cm x 7.3 cm x.3 cm; 2 7/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 1/8 in
- overall: 3 in x 3 in x 3/8 in; 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm x.9525 cm
- ID Number
- 1988.0207.01
- accession number
- 1988.0207
- catalog number
- 1988.0207.01
- subject
- Birth Control/Contraception
- HIV-AIDS
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Sex
- LGBTQ
- Birth Control/Contraception
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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