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The prophylactic condom is possibly the oldest form of contraception and its history can be traced back thousands of years. Some forms of modern day condoms were used by Egyptians back before 1000 B.C. Western European use can be traced back to the cave painting is Combarelles, France. These are dated between 100 and 200 A.D.
Published descriptions and trials of the of the condom were made by Italy’s Gabrielle Fallopius in the 16th century. He invented a linen sheath and subject eleven hundred men to testing for the prevention of syphilis which not one contracted.
Early versions of condoms were made of animal gut and these became increasing popular in the 18th century. Advertisements are available during that time period that spoke of the condom’s use as a receptacle. Condom, from the Latin word condon, meaning receptacle.
Charles Goodyear invented and patented vulcanized rubber in 1844 and the first condom made of that material was made available to the market in 1855. This process treated rubber with heat and sulphur and made the condom stretchable.
The German Julius Fromm created a new process in 1912 that replaced the previous seamed method of condom manufacturing. This process dipped glass rods into a rubber solution allowing for much thinner versions of condoms. Fromms is still a popular brand of condom in Germany today.
The Trojan Condoms brand first arrived in 1920 when they were manufactured by Young’s Rubber, a company owned by Merle Leland Young of New York. American comstock laws gave Trojan Condom’s a virtual monopoly by forbidding the sale of condoms outside of pharmacies and creating significant barriers to entry for potential competitors.
In 1930 the process improved again and switched to latex based materials. These condoms were now single use and are very similar to those used today.
The manufacturer of Trojan Condoms, Young’s Rubbers, was renamed to Young’s Drug Products Corporation which was bought by the huge drug conglomerate, Carter-Wallace Inc in 1985.
The aids epidemic beginning in the 1980s and strong recommendations by the U.S. Surgeon General led to a resurgence in condom use and especially those of Trojan Condoms.
Church and Dwight (The owner’s of Arm & Hammer, and others) purchased the consumer products division of Carter-Wallace in 2001 and is to date the owner of the brand. Over 8 billion condoms are made annually with Trojan Condoms accounting for 70.5% of sales.


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