Aurex No. A-10 Hearing Aid "A" Battery
The Aurex No. A-10 was a 1˝-volt hearing aid "A" battery used in
vacuum tube hearing aids
in the early to mid-1940s.
This particular battery dates from about 1943.
The Aurex No. A-10 carbon-zinc battery weighed 3.6 oz, and measured
3⅞" high
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Front view of the Aurex No. A-10 battery. The front inscriptions read,
"For use with Aurex high fidelity vacuum tube hearing aids." In the
middle, "Super "A" Battery, A-10 1˝ volts".
At the bottom, "Aurex Corporation, 1115 North Franklin Street,
Chicago, Illinois." 501 "A" battery was normally paired with the
Aurex No. B-51 "B" battery.
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Rear view of the Aurex No. A-10 battery. The "blurb" reads,
"Important—This battery is produced in accordance with War Production
Board orders and is designed to be suitable for use with any make of
hearing aid which requires for its operation a battery of this voltage
and which is equipped with suitable connectors." and "Aurex Corporation"
below that.
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Top view of the Aurex No. A-10 battery showing the two holes for the
battery plug to fit into. Notice that the left hole is larger than the
right hole so you can't accidentally put the plug in backwards and thus
reverse the polarity.
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Bottom view of the Aurex No. A-10 hearing aid "A" battery.
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