Wangaratta Audiology Antique Hearing Aid Collection
A small selection from our Antique Head Aid collection spanning 100 years from the mid-1800’s to the mid-1900’s:
- ear trumpets
- conversation tubes
- early electric desk-bound hearing aids
- “portable” electric hearing aids
- valve powered hearing aids
- miniaturised valve hearing aids
- early transistor powered hearing aids
- later transistor powered hearing aids
- semi-modern analogue hearing aids
- antique and vintage otoscopes
- mechanical audiometers
- many hundreds of items on show in the Clinic
- visit to see the full range
Brunton2
Brunton otoscope transportation case
Ear-dome-pair
A pair of large and small “London Dome” passive type ear trumpet – made from the 1880’s until relatively recent times. Sizes are small = 50mm x 40mm large = 90mmx50mm while even larger models were produced.
Headband-trumpet
Banjo-type-ear-dome
Made from 1890’s onwards. Materials such as brass, silver, wood and copper were used.
Micronic
Rayovac
Weiss2
Ear-Trumpet
Globe-ear
Concerto
National Acoustics Laboratory
“Body style Hearing Aid” supplied to Australian pensioners
zenith-small
sonotone-600
bosch
Conversation-Tube
Used to amplify sounds from 1890’s – 1930’s. (later in some countries) Silk thread around the rubber tapered tube. Came in a variety of lengths.
Bell-Croydon
sonotone-audicle
Weiss1
Acousticon1
National otoscope
National otoscope made for medical inspection of the ear canal and associated parts. c-1915 – c1940. Used in the armed forces and others.
Brunton1
Brunto otoscope or auroscope was used for observation and surgery of middle ears and ear drum. Made from c.1860s – c.1930’s
Commonwealth of Australia
Body Aids supplied to pensioners and returned servicemen and women
Conny
Ear-Dome
“London Dome” type ear trumpet made from the 1880’s until relatively recent times.
