Hearing Aid (Audiophone)

Object detail

Accession number

1986.38

Maker

Western Electric Company

Description

Hearing aid and bag. The hearing aid components are made out of black plastic and metal. Bought second hand in Auckland in 1946 for £10 and worked off 6 standard torch batteries wired together.
-1 "Audiophone" heading aid made by Western Electric (USA). Hearing aid consists of headpiece attached by a cord to a "plug" with a switch in it which, in turn, is attached by a cord to a disc-shaped object.
-2 Black bag, taffeta-lined with a handle and a small "viewing-hole" in the front.

Marks

Western Electric U.S.A. Inscribed
Western Electric "Audiphone" Printed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Textile/Taffeta

Credit Line

Western Electric Company. Hearing Aid (Audiophone), 1986.38. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Device, Hearing Aid, Hearing Personal Artefacts Personal Gear Personal Assistive Artefacts

Production place

Keaney New Jersey United States of America North America Americas

Collection type

Health Sciences Technology

Subject auto tags

Peripheral Gadget Audio equipment Cable Wire Electronic device Electronics accessory Electrical supply Fashion accessory Ac adapter

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