Double auricle hearing aid

Made:
1801-1910
maker:
FC Rein and Son, FC Rein &
Mechanical hearing aid, invented, made by F.C

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Mechanical hearing aid, invented, made by F.C
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Hearing aid, comprising a pair of fabric coverered auricles with a connecting, adjustable metal headband, made by F. C. Rein & Son, London, 1801-1910

Details

Category:
Audiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A602624
Materials:
headband, iron, trumpet, iron, trumpet, silk, black and earpiece, ivory
Measurements:
length 95 mm
width 125 mm
height 135 mm
type:
hearing aids

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