Lot 542
Fantastic Collection of Early to Middle 20th Century Condoms, Packaging, and Sample "Vices". Wonderful collection here of "lifestyle products" form the early to med 20th Century. The bulk of this collection are vintage condoms and or packaging. These are highly collected for use as display and art projects and know individually many of these pieces can command 90$ and more each. A great many still have product inside the packaging but as expected, completely desiccated. Brands represented here are Mermaid, Carmen Brand ("sold only for prevention of disease") Smithies, Clinic, Ramses, Fourex, Touchdown (30s era football player running to end zone) Shadows (As Thin as a Shadow as Strong as an Ox), The Real Thing, Romeos, Golden Pheasant, Big Chief, Texide, Champ, Thins and Trojans. As for advertising for Peacock condoms, the company distributed clamps to hang in a discrete location for easy access. As for other products there are a variety of snuff samples, chewing tobacco, cigarettes, vintage chewing gum and sample booze bottles with corked tops. A great deal of potential here for creative use or studies in advertising and marketing. Estimated Value $500 - UP
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