Small (a) rectangular white qith blue and gold stripes cardboard box with folding flap opening at one end; front and side of box, right-hand side, has gold and blue printed bands; on back is a picture of the "easy-to-open capsule"; (b,c) rectangular plastic capsule with rounded ends; hollow, it con…
Small (a) rectangular white qith blue and gold stripes cardboard box with folding flap opening at one end; front and side of box, right-hand side, has gold and blue printed bands; on back is a picture of the "easy-to-open capsule"; (b,c) rectangular plastic capsule with rounded ends; hollow, it contains a natural skin condom; paper packaging covers top third of capsule and hides a seam in the plastic; on back of paper packaging, a white circular dot is printed, roughly over centre of seam; capsule has flat top and bottom and both have a small concavity with a casting dot in the middle.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 8.7 cm x Width 3.6 cm x Depth 1.7 cm
b - capsule - Size: Length 3.4 cm x Width 2.6 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
c - capsule - Size: Length 3.4 cm x Width 2.6 cm x Depth 1.6 cm
Canadian trade mark database indicates that the company changed its name from Julius Schmid, Inc. to Schmid Laboratories, Inc. in 1974
Material
paper: cream
ink: black, blue, gold
plastic: blue
Inscriptions
(a) Printed on box top: "XXXX® [superimposed on the Xs is "FOUREX"] // Natural Skins // Three "Non-Slip"® Lubricated Prophylactics"; stamped on left side: "L 10390A"; printed on both end flaps: "XXXX® [superimposed on the Xs is "FOUREX"] // Natural Skins"
printed on both long sides: "Three FOUREX Natural Skins for // natural feeling and natural sensitivity."
printed on back: "NO. 443 // For natural feeling and natural sensitivity // FOUREX Natural Skin Prophylactics // FOUREX "Non-Slip" Natural Skin Prophylactics, // made from natural animal tissue, are exceptionally // thin and sensitive, yet unusually strong. Lubricated // inside and out for greater sensitivity, they are indi- // vidually packaged in sealed, easy-to-open plastic // capsules, an exclusive FOUREX feature. // Each FOUREX Natural Skin is tested to insure // reliability. Sold Only in Drugstores. // Manufactured by JULIUS SCHMID Pharmaceuticals // New York, N.Y. 10019 // Made in U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A. // Easy-to-open Capsule // Press firmly on indi- // cated dot until seam is // heard to crack. Then // bend and pull top and // bottom apart. It is not // necessary to remove // the seal. // NO NEED TO UNROLL THE SKIN // SINCE EACH SKIN IS FOLDED // FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE // Remove it from the capsule // and, holding it by banded end, pull // on like a glove."; (b,c) printed on label, front: "D-3 // MFD. BY // JULIUS SCHMID, INC. // NEW YORK, N.Y. // CONTAINS 1 XXXX (FOUREX) SKIN"; printed on label, back: "TO OPEN: // PRESS FIRMLY ON DOT, // BEND AND PULL APART."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B2-2 Row D
Condition Remarks
#1: (a) White colour of cardboard faded, worn; little sign of wear at corners; some creasing at folding flap; small moisture stain on front; (b) plastic scratched approx. 0.3 cm from bottom; some sign of adhesive residue near paper label; (c) plastic slightly worn; label adhesive failed, attached loosely to capsule; gaps at right side and seam visible; #2: labels have completely detached from capsules and appear to have shrunk slightly
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
Dr. Stephanie Palerme; company Web site; history of contraception website; Canadian Intellectual Property Office website; CD #9.
Research Facts
Fourex was still being manufactured in 2003 and was used primarily by people with latex allergies; no longer being manufactured by 2014. Fourex listed in 1990 lawsuit against makers of natural skin condoms; natural skin condoms do not prevent spread of AIDS/HIV.
Exhibit History
History of Contraception exhibit, Fraser-Armstrong 5, Kingston General Hospital; March 2004 - Case #2