On 3/25/2013 2:53 PM, Adrian Myers wrote:
> Hi Stephanie,
>
> Neat find. We found what sounds like the same artefact on Bonnie Clark's
> Amache project some years ago:
> https://portfolio.du.edu/pc/port?portfolio=amache
>
> At the time I did a little research and came up with this 1935 patent on
> the very distinctive "Koin Pack" packaging:
>
> http://www.google.com/patents?id=DAV5AAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=2006212&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q=2006212&f=false
>
> I remember we also discussed that the government might have been handing
> them out to Japanese-American internees, maybe Bonnie or someone else can
> speak to whether that was true or not.
>
> It does seem to be associated with the 1930s to 1940s.
>
> David Valentine who is (or was) on this list did a bunch of research on
> historic condom packaging, maybe he can tell us more.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Adrian
>
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> Adrian Myers, Doctoral Candidate   |   Department of Anthropology, Stanford
> University
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Stephanie Cole <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Hi All :)
>>     I am currently writing a masters thesis focused on a tenant cabin in
>> Louisiana. I have recovered a condom wrapper labeled "Koin-Pac" and am
>> trying to get a possible date. The tin is round and silver in color. I have
>> found some references (in collector/metal detector forums) about the red
>> cross handing them to WW II soldiers. This "Koin-pac" was found in a soil
>> level that also contained a German Finnig and was wondering if anyone could
>> point me to any reference material. I've been searching for days with no
>> luck, anything would be helpful at this point. Thanks in advance.
>>                                          Steph
>>
BTW I used coin pack as a generic term, not refering to the 1935 "Koin 
Pack." This, BTW, is what some people still called condoms in the 1960s 
in SC.