Hearing Aid
Hearing Aid
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- Description
- The Radionic, Zenith’s first wearable hearing aid, was introduced in October 1942. An inscription on the back of this example reads “ZENITH RADIO CORP. / U.S.A. / MODEL A2A / SERIAL NO. / HA 006176.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Hearing Aid
- Other Terms
- Hearing Aid; Prosthesis; Electric
- maker
- Zenith Radio Corporation
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- Physical Description
- plastic, bakelite (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 2.2 cm x 13.5 cm x 7 cm; 7/8 in x 5 5/16 in x 2 3/4 in
- ID Number
- 1991.0143.14
- catalog number
- 1991.0143.14
- accession number
- 1991.0143
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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