Conversation tube hearing aid
- maker:
- Hawksley and Sons Limited
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Conversation tube hearing aid, also known as a speaking tube, with flexible metal tube, metal earpiece and flattened sound collecting bell, by Hawksley & Sons, London, 1870-1920.
Details
- Category:
- Audiology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A198345
- Materials:
- sound collector, brass, earpiece, brass and tube, steel
- Measurements:
-
whole: length 1080 mm
earpiece: length 98 mm
sound collector: diameter 46 mm
- type:
- hearing aids
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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