Abstract
Between 1856 and 1919 Letters Patent were granted by the U.S. Patent Office for 49 antimasturbatory devices; 35 were designed for application to Equus caballus, while 14 were intended for Homo sapiens. Many of the devices relied upon a simple servomechanism (or feedback loop) in which the precurrent response of erection produced aversive stimulation and hence reflex detumescence. After analysis of the surprisingly modern principles involved, an attempt is made to relate the onset and cessation of patenting activities to more general cultural variables in Euro-American society.
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