Trojan (brand)
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Trojan is a brand name of condoms and sexual lubricants manufactured by the Church & Dwight Company. Trojan condoms were started by Merle Leland Youngs in the 1910s after he moved to New York City. The major condom manufacturer before Youngs was Julius Schmid, who had made condoms from animal intestines starting in the 1880s.[1]
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Owner | Church & Dwight Company |
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Country | United States |
Introduced | 1916; 108 years ago (1916) |
Previous owners | Fay and Youngs (1916) Youngs Drug Products (1919) Carter-Wallace (1985) Church & Dwight (2001) |
Tagline | Trojan. Pleasure you want. Protection you trust. |
Website | www |
Due to the Comstock Law of 1873 and many similar state laws, condoms were sold as protection against disease until 1957 when the law was repealed. Many pharmacists were reluctant to sell sex-related products so consumers often purchased condoms in secret in the backrooms of bars.[citation needed]
As of 2006, 70.5% of condoms purchased in United States drugstores are Trojan brand.[2]