World's oldest condom
The oldest condom was found in Sweden and is displayed in an Austrian museum.
The funny thing is that the “reusable” condom was found together with the manual which asks users to immerse it in warm milk before use to avoid diseases. It seems that the kind of condom was used in 1640.
My interest now is why they try to use condoms those days in North Europe where people must have been worshipful Christians… Most probably, what men thought at that time was same as what I think now…
At last, the Tirolean County Museum in Austrian has 250 ancient objects related to sex. What for…
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The oldest surviving condom in the world has gone on display in an Austrian museum.
The reusable condom dates back to 1640 and is completely intact, as is its original users' manual, written in Latin.
The manual suggests that users immerse the condom in warm milk prior to its use to avoid diseases.
The antique, found in Lund in Sweden, is made of pig intestine and is one of 250 ancient objects related to sex on display at the Tirolean County Museum in Austria this summer.
Ananova - World's oldest condom
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