Now that the sources for dealing with the condom as an artifact have =
been given, there is a good article in Judith McGaw's book, Early =
American Technology: Making and Doing Things from the Colonial Era to =
1850 (1994) on early contraceptive technology that is a good contextual =
overview.  The citation is:
 
"Lost, Hidden, Obstructed, and Repressed: Contraceptive and Abortive =
Technology in the Early Delaware Valley," by Susan E. Klepp, pp. 68-113.
 
 
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