Acousticon Model 10

Acousticon Model 10

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Description
Acousticon Model 10 hearing aid with carbon microphone, battery connection and amplifier, made by the Dictograph Products Company, Inc., in New York City. It dates from 1933 and was donated to the Smithsonian in 1939.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
hearing aids
Other Terms
Medicine
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm x 2.54 cm
ID Number
MG.M-04757
catalog number
M-04757
accession number
151789
Credit Line
Dictograph Products Company, Inc.
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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