Hearing aid with phenolic brown battery box and earpiece

Made:
1929
Hearing aid with phenolic brown battery box and earpiece

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Hearing aid with phenolic brown battery box and earpiece
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Hearing aid with phenolic brown battery box and earpiece, black phenolic control unit, flat cirular amplifier with imitation tortoiseshell celluloid case and metal clip pocket attachment, ear piece has tortoiseshell celluloid ear plug and metal hook for hanging over the ear, brown cloth-covered flex, made in England, c. 1929

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1980-676/75
Materials:
battery box, pf, control unit, pf, ear piece, pf, amplifier box, cn, ear plug, cn, clip & ear hook, metal, components, cn and flex, silk
Measurements:
max: length 1106 mm
battery case: width 49 mm
amplifier: diameter 72 mm
amplifier: height 29 mm
type:
hearing aid
credit:
Purchase (Roger Newport)