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The History of Condoms

    Posted by Condom Depot on 05/23/2008

Follow the history of the condom from the earliest evidence of use in Europe to the latest technological developments that have enabled more sophisticated products to be produced than our ancestors were used to.1220 BC Condom use can be traced back to Ancient Egypt and from that time the condom hasprotected man from disease and infection.


Despite what you might think condoms are not a modern day innovation. The history of the condom can be traced back several thousand years to Ancient Egypt times when it was used to guard against disease and infection, just as it is today.

Follow the history of the condom from the earliest evidence of use in Europe to the latest technological developments that have enabled more sophisticated products to be produced than our ancestors were used to.1220 BC Condom use can be traced back to Ancient Egypt and from that time the condom has protected man from disease and infection.
 


100-200 AD

The earliest evidence of condom use in Europe are scenes from cave paintings at Combarelles in France.

 


1500s

In the 1500s Gabrielle Fallopius advocated the use of linen sheaths to protect against syphilis. Other popular materials over the years have included tortoiseshell and leather, favoured by the ancient Japanese, oiled paper, fish bladders and animal gut.

 


1600s

There are two possible explanantions for how the condom got its name. It may be derived from Condus, the Latin for receptacle. Or it may get its name from the physician of Charles II of England, Dr Condom or Quondam, who made his king sheaths of animal gut.

 


1700s

The English connection may explain the name legendary lover Casanova gave to his sheath. He would never mount without his "redingote anglaise", his English riding coat.

 


1843

The revolutionary rubber vulcanisation process invented by Goodyear and Hancock, made it possible to mass produce more reliable and less expensive products including condoms. Vulcanisation is the method or process of treating crude rubber with sulphur and subjecting it to intense heat. This process turns the rubber into a strong elastic material.

 


1930s

Liquid latex manufacturing supersedes crepe rubber. It is still the basis for manufacture today.

 


1990s

New technology has considerably improved the condom and enabled the production of far more sophisticated versions than our ancestors were used to. The latest development is

Durex Avanti

made from a unique polyurethane material, DURON, which is twice as strong as latex enabling a thinner, more sensitive film.


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