Metal Ramses condom tin (a) which hinges at the back and latches at the front; the top of the tin is painted with colourful Egyptian-themed images and product information is printed in English and French on the base; tin contains two paper envelopes (b-c) with a similar design on the front; the fla…
Metal Ramses condom tin (a) which hinges at the back and latches at the front; the top of the tin is painted with colourful Egyptian-themed images and product information is printed in English and French on the base; tin contains two paper envelopes (b-c) with a similar design on the front; the flaps that closed the envelopes have detached (d-e); each envelope contains a thin folded paper circular (f-g) with more product information printed on it.
Number Of Parts
7
Part Names
a - tin - Size (closed): Length 6.7 cm x Width 4.7 cm x Depth 0.7 cm
b-c - envelope - Size: Length 6.2 cm x Width 3.9 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
d - flap - Size: Length 4.0 cm x Width 2.5 cm
e - flap - Size: Length 3.9 cm x Width 2.3 cm
f-g - circular - Size (unfolded): Length 21.1 cm Width 5.4 cm
(a) Top of tin: "MARQUE DEPOSÉE // RAMSES // TRADE MARK REG. U.S. & CAN. PAT. OFF. // TRANSPARENTE // QUALITÉ // GUARANTIE // COPYRIGHT 1930";
base of tin: "LA QUALITÉ DES RAMSES EST CONNUE COMME ÉTANT LA // PLUS FINE DANS LE MONDE ENTIER. LA CONFECTION DE // CET ARTICLE EST EXCLUSIVE ET INSURPASSABLE. PLAÇANT // LES RAMSES DANS UNE CLASSE PAR ELLES-MÊMES. // NOUS DONNONS L'ABSOLUE GUARANTIE QUE LES RAMSES // SONT SOINGEUSEMENT INSPECTÉES ET SCIENTIFIQUEMENT // ÉPROUVÉES POUR VOTRE PERSONELLE PROTECTION. // DEMANDEZ ET EXIGEZ LA RÉELLE MARQUE RAMSES. // N'ACCEPTEZ PAS LES CONTREFAÇONS. // RAMSES QUALITY IS KNOWN AS THE FINEST THE WORLD // OVER. THE BEAUTIFUL FINISH OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS // EXCLUSIVE AND UNSURPASSED, PLACING IT IN A CLASS // BY ITSELF. // RAMSES ARE GUARANTEED TO BE CAREFULLY INSPECTED // AND THOROUGHLY AIR TESTED FOR YOUR PROTECTION. TO // BE SURE - ALWAYS INSIST ON GENUINE RAMSES - DO // NOT ACCEPT SUBSTITUTES. // SOLD EXCLUSIVELY IN DRUG STORES FOR // PROTECTION FROM DISEASE. // MADE IN U.S.A.";
left side of tin: "JULIUS SCHMID (CANADA) LTD."; front of tin: "PRICE 3 FOR $1.00"; right side of tin: "TORONTO, CANADA"; (b-c) front of envelope: "ONE // RAMSES // TRADE MARK REG. CAN. PAT. OFF. // DISTRIBUTED BY // JULIUS SCHMID (CANADA) LTD // TORONTO, CANADA // COPYRIGHT 1930";
back of envelope: "Ramses are sold only // in drug stores for pro- // tection against disease. // Always ask for them // by name and accept no // substitutes. // MADE IN U.S.A. // PRINTED IN U.S.A."; (d-e) front flap: "Price: 3 for $1.00 // $3.00 per Dozen // Read Circular Enclosed"; (f-g) front: "Those desiring the ultimate in prophylactic rubber goods unhesitatingly choose Ramses. // No practised eye is needed to discover the exceptional thinness which provides match- // less sensitivity. Great strength achieved by triple dipping and unsurpassed aging // qualities enable Ramses to afford the supreme measure of protection. // SOLD IN DRUG STORES ONLY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. // DISTRIBUTED BY // Toronto JULIUS SCHMID (CANADA) LTD. Canada"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-B2-2 Row C
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
#1: Metal case is dented; paint scratched in places; shedding flakes of rubber from condoms stored inside; rubber unstable; #2: March 2014: The condoms have completely crumbled; paper envelopes and information sheets inside tin are very brittle and fragilewhile tin is dented but in good condition
Manufactured by Julius Schmid Inc. of New York, New York. The tin would have originally held three condoms. Throughout most of the 20th century, Julius Schmid Inc. was a leader in the condom industry. Schmid Inc. was one of the first American companies to use the “cold-cure cement” technique to make condoms.
Prophylactic and contraceptive device.
Exhibit History
History of Contraception exhibit, Fraser-Armstrong 5, Kingston General Hospital; March 2004 - Case #2