Hearing Aid
date: label: date made
content: ca 1951
notes: label: Description
content: Acousticon introduced its barrette-style hearing aid in 1951. Since it was worn on the head, there was no clothing noise, and no lengthy cord running from the body to the ear. The inscription on this example reads “ACOUSTICON MOD. A-200 / PATS. PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A. / 35013.”
label: Description
content: Ref: Acousticon, <i>Instructions for Cordless Model A-200</i>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Acousticon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0328.29
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0328.29
label: accession number
content: 1978.0328
label: serial number
content: 35013
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Hearing Aid
label: Object Name
content: hearing aid
label: Other Terms
content: Hearing Aid; Prosthesis; Electric; Transistor
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.5 cm x 16 cm x 15 cm; in x 6 5/16 in x 5 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 6 1/4 in x 6 in; 2.54 cm x 15.875 cm x 15.24 cm