Conversation tube hearing aid

Made:
1840-1900 in Vienna
Hearing aid with long tube

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Hearing aid with long tube
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Conversation tube hearing aid, also known as a speaking tube, fabric-covered rubberised tube and vulcanite bell-shaped trumpet and large earpiece, made by J. Leiter, Vienna, Austria, 1840-1900.

Details

Category:
Audiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A140478
Materials:
earpiece, vulcanite, mouthpiece, vulcanite, tube, cotton and tube, cardboard
type:
hearing aids
credit:
Glendining