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15 Photos from the Unique History of Contraception Exhibit in Cleveland

By Scene Staff on Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:07 am

Did you know Cleveland has a History of Conception exhibit right here in town? Taking up a large gallery in the Dittrick Museum of Medical History at Case Western Reserve University, it's the largest, most comprehensive collection of historical contraceptives in the world.

Photos courtesy of the Dittrick Museum of Medical History

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Birth control containers

Birth control containers

Carbolic acid sprayer (c. 1885) used for antisepsis.

Carbolic acid sprayer (c. 1885) used for antisepsis.

Cupping set and scarificator (c. 1860) to relieve humoral imbalances and improve health.

Cupping set and scarificator (c. 1860) to relieve humoral imbalances and improve health.

Destructive instruments used to terminate an obstructed labor, c. 1865.

Destructive instruments used to terminate an obstructed labor, c. 1865.

Disease-preventing prophylactic issued to U.S. soldiers during WWI.

Disease-preventing prophylactic issued to U.S. soldiers during WWI.

Diverse formulations and packaging of birth control pill products.

Diverse formulations and packaging of birth control pill products.

Inside the gallery

Inside the gallery

Guide to reproduction and fertility. Hollick, 1860.

Guide to reproduction and fertility. Hollick, 1860.

Methods of Family Planning model

Methods of Family Planning model

Pamphlet on the manipulation of the ovulation cycle (c. 1932).

Pamphlet on the manipulation of the ovulation cycle (c. 1932).

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