Condom machine

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A condom vending machine (also portmanteau Condomat ) is a machine for sale of condoms and other contraceptives and sex toys .

history

The condom machine is said to have been installed in Germany for the first time by the inventor of the seamless condoms in 1919, Julius Fromm . In recent years the number of condom machines has decreased again. In Austria , the first condom machine was only installed by Ferry Ebert in 1956 .

offer

In addition to condoms, other things are often sold in condom machines. These are for example:

The condoms are mostly from the brands Durex , Mapa and Ritex . And also often on women's toilets tampons and toothbrushes sold sets.

Distribution and occurrence

Condom machines are usually found in public toilets for men and in public transport buildings such as train stations or rest stops and in restaurants. However, there are also condom machines outdoors. The youth against AIDS association advocates condom vending machines in schools and associated educational workshops to protect young people from pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Also BILLY BOY supports this project. A similar discussion is also being held about condom machines at universities .

Exhibitions

Exhibitions have already been held on condom machines , for example in the Bad König local history museum .

gallery

  • Condom machine

  • Publicly installed machine

  • Condomat in Brixen

  • Ritex machine at the entrance of a sex shop , Duisburg.

  • Condom machine in Botswana

Web links

Commons : Condom vending machines  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Condom machine  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Heimatmuseum shows condom machines.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: echo-online.de , December 31, 2010@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.echo-online.de  
  2. ^ Club Carriere - Encyclopedia of Success 2000, p. 349
  3. ↑ Contraception out of the box . In: MOZ.de . ( moz.de [accessed on August 19, 2018]).
  4. ↑ School condom machine - Youth against AIDS e. V. In: Youth against AIDS e. V. ( jugend-gegen-aids.de [accessed on August 19, 2018]).
  5. ↑ This is no joke: From now on there are condom machines in schools . In: Familie.de . ( familie.de [accessed on August 19, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Condom machines on campus - Debate about premarital sex between students . In: Voices from China . ( stimmen-aus-china.de [accessed on August 19, 2018]).