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Conversation tube hearing aid
- Made:
- 1801-1900
![Ivory ear trumpet](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/504/355/medium_smg00307332.jpg)
Conversation tube hearing aid, also known as a speaking tube, with fabric-covered rubberised tube and ivory earpiece and bell, 1801-1900.
Details
- Category:
- Audiology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A138950
- Materials:
- trumpet, ivory, turned, earpiece, ivory, turned, tube, silk and tube, rubber
- type:
- hearing aids
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)