Antique Hearing Equipment

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Antique Hearing Aid Equipment & Accessories

Black English Hearing Horn

Description: This 3 1/2" EAR TRUMPET is of brass covered with black lacker. The bell, 2 1/4" tall, has a double cone built amplifier and a perforated grill of 2 1/2" diameter. Complete with ear piece. Orginally made in England in the 1870 it still was in the Hettinge Bros Co catalogue in 1917 for $ 3.50. Still works !!! To buy today might cost around $375.00 US dollars.

Trumpet Hearing Aid

These unusal pair of Victorian ear trumpets were discovered as part of a property clearance and are expected to be sold at auction. The antique hearing aid is held on either side of the wearer's head by a flexible metal band allowing it to fit inside both ears.

Sebastian Pryke, a fine antiques specialist, said it was impossible to find an exact date or location for the trumpets, which gives the user amplified stereo sound.

The amplifier, made of papier maché, has been valued at about £300.

Mass-produced instruments did not become available until the start of the 19th century and were made from materials such as tin, rubber and brass.

This hearing aid used in the 1940s sells for $450 today.

In the early 1900s, this hearing-aid gadget allowed the user to hear by holding the piece up to the ear ...

... with this piece serving as a microphone. You could regulate the volume to tune out anything you didn't want to hear. It sells for $150.

Hearing Aid, 41”L, 2-1/2”Diam, 1”L

Last modified: November 15, 2007