Identifier	VC703113
Creator	T. Hawksley, Ltd.
Title	Desk-top hearing instrument
Date.Original	ca. 1875
Date.Digital	2005-04-04
Description.Physical	1 hearing aid - metal - 33 cm. high
Description	This Table Top Vase or Table Instrument was manufactured by T. Hawksley, Ltd., ca. 1875. Table instruments were designed to be placed in the center of a table or desktop - the multiple funnel openings allowed sound collection from any angle of the room. A long elastic tube conveyed the sound to the ear of the user. This example is made of heavy metal painted black, with one solid base and six funnel openings from the upper portion, three legs and one protruding piece for insertion of a conversation tube. The height is 12-3/4 inches. The 4-1/2 inch long funnel tubes have 3 inch wide openings. The conversation tube is missing.
Provenance	Transfer - Central Institute for the Deaf - 2003 - (2004-020)
Subject.MeSH	Hearing Aids -- 19th century; Sensory Aids
Subject.Keyword	Hearing Aid, Mechanical - Table-Top/Stationary; Hearing Aid, Mechanical - Concealed/Camouflaged
Source	VC703
Relation.IsPartOf	The CID-Max A. Goldstein Historic Devices for Hearing Collection at Washington University Bernard Becker Medical Library
Publisher	Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine
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Type	Physical objects
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Collection Name	Deafness in Disguise
Contributing Institution	Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Bernard Becker Medical Library