Conversation tube hearing aid

Conversation tube hearing aid, also known as a speaking tube, by F. C. Rein & Son, London, c. 1900

Details

Category:
Audiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A8878
Materials:
trumpet & earpiece, vulcanite, tube, cotton and tube, felt
Measurements:
unfurted: length 850 mm
tube: diameter 15 mm
trumpet aperture: diameter 47 mm
type:
hearing aids