Rubber vault cap

Made:
1938-1940 in unknown place
Rubber vault cap, in original box Group of various contraceptive methods comprising of (left to Group of various contraceptive methods comprising of (left to Group of various contraceptive methods comprising of (left to

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Rubber vault cap, in original box
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Group of various contraceptive methods comprising of (left to
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Group of various contraceptive methods comprising of (left to
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Group of various contraceptive methods comprising of (left to
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Rubber vault cap, in original box, modified "Dumas Antigeniture", by E.L.S., c.1939

Contraceptive caps are variously called cervical, vault or diaphragm caps. They are barrier contraceptives. Contraceptive caps sit over the cervix, acting as a barrier to sperm entering the uterus.

Details

Category:
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A606497
Materials:
cap, rubber and box, paper
type:
cervical cap
credit:
Marie Stopes Memorial Foundation