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26 october 2009


Rude romping: A potted history


Source: www.thesun.co.uk - The Sun - UK


BIRDS do it and bees do it - so isn't it time we celebrated it?


To mark condom brand Durex's 80th anniversary, here we take you through a timeline of sex toys and condoms.

From Aphrodite's first dildo to Ann Summer's first party read on below for our favourites.

Sex gods - The early years
In the stone ages, bondage, group sex, transvestism and the use of sex toys were widespread in primitive societies as a way of building up cultural ties.

According to the study, a 30,000-year-old statue of a naked woman - the Venus of Willendorf - and an equally ancient stone phallus found in a German cave, provide the earliest direct evidence that sex was more than about more than babies.

Most experts consider them fertility goddesses, but they may have also served as porn.

Eroticism & nymphomania are phrases originally coined by the Ancient Greeks.

In 1000bc, Egyptians used linen sheaths for disease prevention
Around 500bc, dildos created in Greece were made from leather, known as olisbos, an early version of the dildo, in the Greek port of Miletus. Traders sold these olisbos around the Mediterranean as sexual refuges for lonely ladies.

Olive oil, around 350bc, was originally known as a contraceptive method but soon began to be used as lubricant.

Around this time, penis extenders to fit over men's erections to make them look larger, and Wa Wa balls (similar to today's 'jiggle balls') were first mentioned in the classic Indian sex manual, the Kama Sutra.

The first penis ring was invented in 1200 from the eyelids of goats with eyelashes intact. The flexible eyelids were tied around men's erections, and the hardened lashes were said to increase the pleasure of intercourse.

S and M and sexual; "punishments" were first seen in brothels around 1750
The sexual buzzzzzz - Victorian era

The first British steam powered vibrator dates back to the early 1880s, developed by an American physician, George Taylor, M.D who recommended it for treatment of an illness known at the time as "female hysteria."

Hysteria, from the Greek for "suffering uterus," involved anxiety, irritability, sexual fantasies, "pelvic heaviness" and "excessive" vaginal lubrication.
Unfortunately, hysteria was a recurrent condition and repeated treatment was often necessary. Taylor touted his steam-driven massage device as speeding treatment while reducing physician fatigue.

As the Victorians did not believe in female sexual desire, they didn't translate this as sexual arousal.

Motion pictures in the late 1880s also saw the onslaught of pornographic films.

In 1791, Publication of Justine by the Marquis de Sade saw riding crops, whips, nipple clips and restraint devices come into play.

In 1844 condoms were revolutionised by the discovery of rubber vulcinatisation.

In 1909 'Good Housekeeping' ran a tried & tested, concluding vibrators brought 'a glow to the face'.

In 1915, in Britain, the London Rubber Company was formed.
Vendor of barbers' sundries including condoms - 'Something for the weekend, sir?'.

In 1929, electrified vibrators entered the British nest.
The 1920s saw the art of striptease become more popular - with women slowly peeling off their clothes for an audience.

Rubbering up - The war era
The London Rubber Company registered the fabulous Durex.
In the 1930s Durex revolutionised condoms with new liquid latex.
1932 saw the first UK condom factory, another first for the wonderful Durex .

1939 saw manufacture grow as the war effort spread its wings.
Soldiers used condoms to protect their guns.

The 1950s saw great leaps forward for the UK & seduction.

Durex was first to fully automated condom production.

Durex pioneered electronic condom testing in 1953.

Every single condom was tested to ensure top-notch British quality.
In 1950s Playboy Magazine also made its debut.

Free love - The 1960s
By the 1960s, the sexual revolution had taken over the world and the message was 'free love'.

In 1962 Beate Uhse AG opened the world's first sex shop in Flensburg, Germany.

Group sex, pornography and sex toys were back with a bang.
Durex developed the first anatomically shaped condom in 1969.
The contraceptive pill was the new best friend of every girl.

Joy of sex - The 70s
Cock rings were designed for pleasure, vibrators began to shine.
The 70s saw more free love; 'The Joy of Sex' was a best selling book.
Ann Summers launched as the store it is today in 1970, when Jacqueline Gould entered the business as a wages clerk and the sex toy party was born.

Safer sex - The 1980s
The 80s saw the arrival of darker times - the entrance of Aids & HIV.
Free love was superseded by fear of vulnerability.

People wanted education, to enable them to protect themselves.
Condoms became more discussed, more accessible, on more supermarket shelves.

The 1990s - protection and hedonism

On to the 90s, hedonism, a brand new sexual era Of STIs, protection & consequences - the UK was much clearer on dangers.

The rise of internet opened new doors for sexual material and liaisons - including havens for swingers, S & M enthusiasts and porn sites.
Whether good or bad it opened up a world of sexuality at the fingertips of the general public.

1992 saw Durex vending - perfect for that emergency run.
'96 saw the launch of the Global Sex Survey.

The late 90s saw the launch of new options in condoms. Extra Safe & Ribbed gave men new choices for their beloved bits and Select gave different flavours making sex more fruity-ful.

In 1997 the very first Erotica Show was launched at London's Olympia, exploring bondage, swinging and other saucy fantasies to the max.

In 1998 Sex & The City publicises the Rabbit vibrator as Charlotte's 'new best friend', sales of the toy go through the roof.

In 1998 Durex launched National Condom Week.
The naughty noughties
Turn of the century saw the launch of Durex's Easy On, Pleasuremax, a and the launch of Durex Play put naughty sex toys on everyday high streets and supermarkets.

Many youth projects, like Bare All with MTV, Radio 1 & the NHS, unfurled.
Dance for Life encourages young people to 'start dancing, stop AIDs' around the world.

Giving British young people a million free condoms a year helps them safely explore their sex lives.

2008 saw the launch of Durex's Play O - a gel that has been created and tested by women for designed to stimulate, increase desire and bring you the most intense orgasms.

By 2009, sex toys were experiencing a huge boom - thanks the downturn, the internet, lack of cash to head out and increased boredom.
Sex toys are now on supermarket shelves, sex shops are in most towns and sexuality, in most forms is tolerated and celebrated.

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