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The Wangaratta Audiology Antique Hearing Aid Collection - Wangaratta Audiology

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

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.

Rayovac

Brunton2

Brunton otoscope transportation case

Concerto

Weiss2

Brunton1

Brunto otoscope or auroscope was used for observation and surgery of middle ears and ear drum. Made from c.1860s – c.1930’s

Weiss1

zenith-small

sonotone-audicle

bosch

Silverstone

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.

Conny

sonotone-600

Ear-Dome

“London Dome” type ear trumpet made from the 1880’s until relatively recent times.

Globe-ear

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.

Commonwealth of Australia

Body Aids supplied to pensioners and returned servicemen and women

Ear-Trumpet

Bell-Croydon

Acousticon1

Banjo-type-ear-dome

Made from 1890’s onwards. Materials such as brass, silver, wood and copper were used.

Headband-trumpet

Micronic

National Acoustics Laboratory

“Body style Hearing Aid” supplied to Australian pensioners