Rubber vault cap
- Made:
- 1938-1940 in unknown
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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
- Measurements:
-
box: height 29 mm
box: diameter 71 mm
- type:
- cervical cap
- credit:
- Marie Stopes Memorial Foundation
