World's oldest condom
The oldest surviving condom in the world has gone on display in an
Austrian museum.
The world's oldest condom, dating back to 1640, has gone on display
at a museum in Austria /Europics
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.
