Telex 960 Hearing Aid Eyeglasses
name: label: maker
content: American Optical Company
notes: label: Description
content: Model 960 hearing aid with an inscription that reads “TELEX” and “TELEX, INC. / ST. PAUL, MINN. U.S.A. / PAT. PENDING.” The inscription on the eyeglasses reads “American Optical Co.” The Telex Corporation was established in 1936, introduced its Behind-the-Ear (BTE) hearing aid in 1956, and donated this example to the Smithsonian that same year.
label: Description
content: Ref: “Try The Wonderful New Eyeglass Hearing Aids,” ad in <i>New York Times</i> (July 1, 1956), p. X13.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Minnesota, St. Paul
label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Sturbridge
topic: label: Subject
content: Ophthalmology
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Telex Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-06895.01
label: accession number
content: 210594
label: catalog number
content: M-06895.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: spectacles
label: Object Name
content: hearing aid glasses
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic tubing (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: maroon (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: extended: 3.5 cm x 17 cm x 14.3 cm; 1 3/8 in x 6 11/16 in x 5 5/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in; 3.175 cm x 13.97 cm x 4.1275 cm