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Description:

Battery-powered hearing aid in a cream plastic case with an “ACOUSTICON MOD A-15 / PATS. PENDING / MADE IN U.S.A.” The form dates from the late 1940s.

Date Made: c.1947

Maker: Acousticon

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, WaterburyAssociated Place: United States: New York, New York City

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Credit Line: Acousticon

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.0328.18Model Number: A-015Catalog Number: 1978.0328.18Accession Number: 1978.0328

Object Name: Hearing Aidhearing aidOther Terms: Hearing Aid; Medicine

Physical Description: plastic (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2.5 cm x 12.4 cm x 6 cm; in x 4 7/8 in x 2 3/8 inoverall: 1 1/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 5 in; 2.8575 cm x 6.6675 cm x 12.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-afe4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_726530

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