Three pessaries in a cardboard box, measuring 7.5 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm. The printed box label reads: Size No. 1 Flexible Kone Diaphragm, Medex Supply Company, Denver, Colo., P.O. Box 1472. The box contains: 1) two printed instruction inserts, 2) Ralks gold pessary, with a 3.5-inch base and 2-inch prongs, 3) rubber-covered wire pessary, with a 3/4-inch base and 2-inch prongs, and 4) rubber pessary, with a 1-inch base and 1-inch neck. The gold pessary is in good condition, but the rubber pessaries have become brittle.
Digital photograph of three pessaries. The original printed box and printed instruction sheets for a "Size No. 1 Flexible Kone Diaphragm" are shown, along with one gold and two black rubber pessaries. All are set on a blue-gray counter.
Medical Museum Collection, Box 19
ca. 1920