Conversation tube hearing aid, probably English, 1801-1900

Made:
1750-1840
Flexible ear trumpet, probably English, 1750-1840

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Flexible ear trumpet, probably English, 1750-1840
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Conversation tube hearing aid, also known as a speaking tube, with ivory earpiece and bell and rubberised fabric covered tube, probably English, 1750-1840.

Details

Category:
Audiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A602563
Materials:
trumpet, ivory, turned, earpiece, ivory, turned, tube, cardboard and tube, silk
Measurements:
unfurled: length 980 mm
tube: diameter 11 mm
trumpet aperture: diameter 50 mm
type:
hearing aids

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