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The 'Samoa' condom of the 1970s came in 'South Sea color'. A similar-coloured condom of the time was the 'Tahiti'. Marketers of condoms in this period often used imagery that evoked romantic holidays in the sun.
Courtesy of Family Planning, Dame Margaret Sparrow Collection
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