Before we invented the tough, tearable plastic we use for condom wrappers, condoms came in tins of three. And as this 2006 post on Cardhouse shows, those tins were a canvas for some pretty amusing advertising. Like the Three Cadets âstanding at attentionâ, or Dr. Robinsonâs prescription pad (oh, these are just for my medical condition), or the Akron Tourist Tubesâ not-so-subtle blimp.
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