Antique Condom Container

[RW]

Wow! Was trying to figure out what this was and it looks like someone else has found one metal detecting before.

http://gometaldetecting.com/old3merrywidows.htm

Found at an old school over home plate. These things were meant to be re-used so I guess... Well your guess is as good as mine!

 

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[teverly]

Yep i have found a couple different tins in a park woods i hunt and i didnt know what they ere until some older guys at work id'ed them for me.......and i was surprised..

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

I just heard about a guy from Brooklyn, NY that found one with condoms stll in it. He got $130 on eBay for it!

 

[Michiganne]

Interesting find to say the least. Keep digging!

HH

 

[kakcsdad]

maybe the ones that were in nit were buckskin...neat find

HH

 

[Ridley]

That's a conversation piece for sure.

Excellent find!



Ridley

 

[lionhrt9]

Talk about making it past 1st base, holy moly!!!!!!!! nice find

 

[DJ_Quinn]

I'm still trying to get my head around the "these things were meant to be reused, (no pun intended), Yuck!

 

[Monty]

The "widows" were minor celebs in their day and even had names that were familiar to most back then. There is a wealth of info on the net about them, but no one has looked it up in quite a while. The early condoms were "wash and wear" so to speak and were designed to be washed and reused believe it or not. That circle on the back of a guys Levis back in those days wasn't from a can of smokeless tobacco! M nty

 

[gemee]

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-VINTAGE-ME...goryZ801QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[ivan salis]

seems like someone hit a "homerun" Ivan

 

[bogeymcq]

LOL Love love love it!

What a great find. . gives us a bit more insight to history don't it

Congrats on a very very interesting find

Bogart

 

[wildrider]

I've found a few of those in my time.

Seems they were popular in Kentucky.

Burt

 

[nealb]

RW - that's what makes this hobby so intriguing. You never know what you are going to find.

HH

 

[Yarrum]

Hah... Love it what a great piece of history so to speak. Thats a keeper for sure.

HH