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Since 1987, Spartacus Enterprises of Portland, Oregon has supplied adults with exceptional products manufactured from leather, metal, rubber, and more. We are a recognized name throughout the world for our extensive selection and craftsmanship.
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Our customers told us that the adult market was changing. No longer is BDSM something inherently countercultural and "on the edge." BDSM is now seen as a healthy, typical avenue of sexual exploration for men, women, and couples everywhere.
How did we respond to this change? By making our BDSM line more fun and playful! By introducing tasteful, brightly colored packaging. By manufacturing gear in fun colors and materials. By printing educational materials on our packaging. All these changes make our products attractive to novices, as well as experienced fetishists.
To learn more about what Spartacus can be doing for your business, create an online account and log in.We are glad to have many friends in the Portland community, including businesses, artists, clubs, BDSM groups, and erotic-friendly publications. Below are some upcoming events we're excited about, courtesy of our friends and colleagues.
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Trans Revoluion: Monthly
Trans Revoluion on MySpace
21+
Trans Revolution is a monthly dance party for Trans People, The Trans-Curious, and Trans-Friendly Queers and Heteroflexibles who want to dance and party it up in an open-minded atmosphere! The next party is on Friday, January 8 featuring the sweaty dance floor action courtesy of DJ Boy and her wonderfully blended mix of crowd-pleasing Hip Hop, Top 40s, & Electro. Check it out at the Crush Bar, 1400 SE Morrison, doors at 9pm, no cover.
Sexy Valentines Boudoir Photo Shoot: January 22 & 23
18+
Bare by Leah Harb is sponsoring a pre-Valentine's intimate photography marathon at Hotel Monaco, featuring champagne, sweets, and fabulous photography. Only five spots can be reserved - contact leah@leahharb.com to make your reservation.
Click here for a visual tour of the store.
Click here for a visual tour of the store.
Hours
Mon-Wed: 10am-11pm
Thur-Sat: 10am-midnight
Sun: noon-9pm
Address
300 SW 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
Map
Phone
503.224.2604
Email
webmaster@spartacusstore.com
Spartacus has been owned and operated by the same Portland family for over two decades. We're proud to be a small, independently owned business with only one store location. We take great pleasure in our business and in serving the Portland community.
Our 12th and Burnside store has been going strong since 1987- and we now offer parking validation in City Park garages to make getting to us a little bit easier. The store features a wide selection of world-renowned fetish gear, BDSM gear, and adult novelties. It's is also packed with lingerie, costumes, clothing, shoes, accessories, and toys for the fun-loving shopper. At Spartacus, you'll find a wide variety of fashions and gifts for any occasion. Click here for a visual tour of the store.
Over the past twenty years, there have been a lot of surprises for our company. One welcome change has been growing demand for the quality BDSM gear we manufacture by hand in Portland. We're excited that the manufacturing side of our company is continuing to grow. Like other established local businesses, we're happy to represent one of Portland's unique, quality exports. However, we think it's important to remain a part of the Portland community in all that we do.
Thank you for visiting. As always, we encourage you to have fun and play safe.
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Going strong since 1987, Spartacus is Portland's premier shop for sex toys, dildos, lingerie, costumes, leather gear, vibrators, Clone A Willy kits (also a Portland company, by the way), and sorts of other items for fun in the bedroom...or the living room...or on the dining room table. Spartacus welcomes everybody and has a big following in the gay community, although the majority of the clientele is hetero. The staff is typically fun and helpful, a departure from many surly Portland sex shops.
The main branch of Spartacus is at 300 S.W. 12th Ave. (503-224-2604), near West Burnside and the Stark Street gay bar strip, but the photo here is of the smaller satellite branch that used to be at the ultra-hip Jupiter Hotel, on the East Side (800 E. Burnside St.). The company also does a brisk mail-order business online.
Spartacus Bondage Leathers are an American manufacturer of high quality Spartacus Bondage Restraints and Bondage Accessories. Spartacus Leather includes something for everyone whether new to Bondage or a seasoned veteran.
I have quite a number of "beginner's" BDSM toys to review - a few days ago I reviewed a Wartenberg Wheel, and today I'm reviewing a pair of Spartacus Adjustable Broad Tip Clamps, also from Sextoy.com.
First, I guess a quick intro to nipple clamp types is in order: the three most common types I've seen so far are tweezer clamps, alligator clamps (and variations thereof), and clover clamps. These clamps are a type of alligator clamp. Tweezer and alligator clamps are more suitable for beginners, as adjustable versions are produced as well. Clover clamps are intense; they're heavier, are much more painful, and yanking on the connecting chain actually tightens them.
Tweezer clamps can be adjusted by sliding a metal piece up or down the tweezer part. I've never used tweezer clamps, but I expect them to be more difficult to adjust, because I imagine the metal piece might slide up or down if the clamps were jostled, or if you were slightly on the clumsy side. These broad tip clamps, as well as other alligator clamp models, are adjusted by a screw, which seems much easier to me, and once you adjust them, they stay in place.
Another difference is that tweezer clamps are narrower, thus don't clamp onto much flesh. I also own a pair of "eagle clamps" that are very similar to alligator clamps, except that the clamp area is pointed, not broad and flat. A narrower clamp means that the pressure is concentrated on a smaller area, so is probably slightly more intense. However, broader tips clamp onto more flesh, making them easier to use on tiny man-nipples. You can just pinch a big area of flesh - the aureole as well as the nipple - so it will stay on easier. One of the difficulties I had trying to use my eagle clamps on the Optimist was just getting them to stay on.
These clamps are also linked by a chain, which can be fun to yank on and lead your partner around with. Some clamps have vibrating bullets, or pretty colored beads, but I liked having the option to yank someone around by the nipples.
Basically, I picked these clamps as one of my first pairs because they seemed easier to use and more versatile than other types.
M and I have been looking for comfortable ankle restraints forever. Even though I have skinny ankles for a fat chick, a lot of cuffs dig into my skin, even if they’re not tightened all the way. Probably more or less because of how much I move. So in the hunt for comfortable (and locking) ankle restraints, I purchased these Locking Ankle Restraints by Spartacus.
How’re they made?
These cuffs are made of thick, sturdy black leather. Sewn to the inside is a layer of soft black fleece.. The cuff is twelve inches long, two and a quarter inches wide and about a quarter inch thick.
There is a band threaded through slits in the top piece of leather. It, too, is made of sturdy black leather. It’s about fifteen and a half inches long and an inch wide, and it’s about a tenth of an inch thick. Attached to one end of this band is the buckle with a loop on the end of the tongue to thread a padlock through. About three and a half inches from the buckle is a triangular d-ring holding an o-ring in place. The band has eight holes at about half inch intervals.
The leather, though thick and sturdy, is soft and flexible. And the cuffs aren’t too terribly heavy, but the extra weight is noticeable.
What’re they for?
These cuffs can be used for a number of things.
Obviously, they can be used to restrain the legs of your partner. They’re great for extended wear around the house. And if your partner has larger wrists, you could use them to restrain the arms of your partner if you like. I mean, not at the same time, obviously. But they’ll work as wrist restraints for people with larger wrists as well.
I love these cuffs. Like, a lot. I wear them regularly, and not just for play.
They’re great for extended wear. Even on the hottest days, they don’t really make me sweat much, which is saying a lot considering their lined with fleece. They don’t cut off my circulation in use, or dig into my ankles, or spin around on them.
I have three minor annoyances with them.
1. They’re noisy. You’d swear I was walking around with a full-on chain attached to my ankles. I have to tip-toe around the house when M’s on a conference call for work.
2. It’s uncomfortable sitting Indian-style in these cuffs.
3. You know how most belts or collars have a piece of leather or metal to thread the loose end through to keep it from flopping all around? These don’t.
I know… I hear you. “But Rayne, they weren’t made to walk around or sit Indian-style in.” And that’s why I haven’t let it affect my rating. These cuffs seem to be made specifically to hold your partner in place comfortably, and they do that well. Being comfortable for extended wear is just an added bonus.
Anything else I should know?
Locks not included.
After threading the tongue through the desired hole in the band, slip a padlock through the loop and lock it, and you’re good to go. You’re going to want to make sure the side with the buckle overlaps the side without if you need to use any of the holes beyond the first four.
Try to keep these cuffs from getting wet, and allow them to dry thoroughly before storing to prevent mold or mildew. If they must be cleaned due to fluids or something, a damp cloth will do the trick. For serious staining, use Saddle Soap, or something of the like.
If you feel the need, condition them with some sort of leather conditioner. But I’ve found that the more leather gets used, the less conditioning it needs. And since we use these so often, I’ve not had a reason to condition them.
Leather does have a tendency to mold or crease if it’s left in one position for too long. If you use them often, they will begin to mold to the contours of your ankles. For this reason, when not in use, you’re going to want to store them in a place that they can lie flat.
Where’d ya get ‘em?
I bought these Locking Ankle Restraints from Eden Fantasys. Eden Fantasys is more than just a trustworthy sex toy store that ships its products in discreet packaging (I once got my stuff in a lemonade box. No lie.). It’s an entire community of men and women gearing for a sex-positive society.
They’ve got Eden Link, a place for their customers to converse with the heads of the companies Eden works with. There’s SexIs Magazine, where you can learn just about anything you want to know about sex, or even share something you know that others might not. They’ve got a ginormous forum on which you can ask questions about toys you are interested in and get advice from some of Eden’s reviewers. And let’s not forget Eden Cafe, where I have a weekly column that posts on Thursdays.
