Hearing Aid

Name/Title

Hearing Aid

Entry/Object ID

2024.16.65a-c

Description

Portable clip-on hearing aid. The mechanism is a small silver metal box that clips to the wearer's waist and is inscribed "Radioear" across the top edge. There is a dial and switch at the top to adjust volume and frequency. The audio cable plugs into the top corner and has a molded earpiece at the other end. The hearing aid resides in a box with a shipping label to the student's family from the Austine School Audiologist. The instruction booklet resides in the object file.

Context

Worn by a former student at the Austine School for the Deaf in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.16

Source or Donor

Austine School for the Deaf

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1970 - 1980

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Aid, Hearing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Hearing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Depth

1 in

Material

Metal, Plastic, Paperboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Austine School for the Deaf