Condom Tin

Object/Artifact

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West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Condom Tin

Entry/Object ID

KK.0360

Description

"Merry Widows" brand condoms container.

Use

Prophylactic

Collection

Household Goods

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1930

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embossing

Location

top of tin

Transcription

3 MERRY WIDOWS AGNES - MABEL - BECKIE

Dimensions

Depth

9/16 in

Diameter

1-5/8 in

Material

Tin

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Web Links and URLs

identical tin, Getting It On: The Covert History of the American Condom

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find