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Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 29: Not in Polite Company
Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 29:
If you were in search of questionable Victorian sex tips or an array of nicknames for all of your condom and penis-naming needs, we’ve got you covered like a french letter!
Curiosity Shop Show Notes:
Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:
Links to research materials:
Name your condoms and penises:
- Condoms — Slang From Around the World: https://britishcondoms.uk/learn/fun/condoms-slang-from-around-the-world/
- Catalog of contraceptives: https://muvs.org/media/pdf/the-mark-of-quality-s-seymour.pdf
- Penis nicknames: https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a35812598/penis-nicknames/
Victorian Sex Tips:
- Dr. Becklard’s Book Becklard’s Physiology: Physiological mysteries and revelations in love, courtship and marriage: an infallible guide-book for married and single persons, in matters of the utmost importance to the human race: https://archive.org/details/25940930R.nlm.nih.gov
- The Victorian guide to Sex: Desire and Deviance in the 19th Century by Fern Riddell: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21899408-the-victorian-guide-to-sex
- Wedding Night Terror: The Uneducated Virgin & Victorian England: https://nines.org/print_exhibit/861
- Aristotle’s Masterpiece: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle%27s_Masterpiece#:~:text=Aristotle’s%20Masterpiece%2C%20also%20known%20as,falsely%20claimed%20to%20be%20Aristotle
- 10 Victorian Sex Tips From the Ridiculous to the Kind of Hot: https://www.nerve.com/love-sex8739/10-victorian-sex-tips-sex-manual
Further Patreon Reading:
- Slut-Shaming, Eugenics, and Donald Duck: The Scandalous History of Sex-Ed Movies: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-scandalous-history-of-sex-ed-movies
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