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LicenseSpeaking tube by Rein, London, c. 1900
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Conversation tube hearing aid, also known as a speaking tube, made by F. C. Rein & Son, London, c.1890-1920
Details
- Category:
- Audiology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A20852
- Materials:
- trumpet, silver-plated, trumpet, bakelite, tube, silk, tube, felt and trumper sleeves, leather
- Measurements:
-
unfurled: length 2100 mm
tube: diameter 25 mm
trumpet aperture: diameter 72 mm
- type:
- hearing aids
- credit:
- Foster
