Two bells from hearing aids

Two bells from ear trumpets, of mechanical hearing aids

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Two bells from ear trumpets, of mechanical hearing aids
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Two bells from hearing aids, one ivory and one vulcanite, possibly from conversation tubes, probably English, 1801-1900

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Category:
Audiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A602629
Materials:
large bell, vulcanite and small bell, ivory
Measurements:
vulcanite bell: height 83 mm
vulcanite bell: diameter 67 mm
ivory bell: height 34 mm
ivory bell: diameter 51 mm
type:
hearing aids