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Hearing Aid Batteries

Great London No. 5 Carbon Hearing Aid Battery

The Great London No. 5 carbon hearing aid battery was manufactured for The Great London Hearing Aid Company of Toronto, Ontario for their hearing aids made during the 1930s.

This 4½-volt battery was comprised of three large carbon-zinc dry cells in a black paper wrapping.

It measured 3½” high by 3⅛” wide by 1” thick and weighed 10¾ oz.
 

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Top view of the Great London No. 5 carbon hearing aid battery. There are no manufacturer's markings on this battery apart from the "05" on the bottom (see next picture), but as it came with a Great London carbon hearing aid, it was likely made for them.

The pin spacing is ¾". Note that the pins were set to the back of the battery, not in the center like many similar batteries were. This is because this battery was used with a "fat" microphone and setting the pins back helped counterbalance the battery so it didn't fall over when the microphone was directly attached to the battery.

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Bottom view of the Great London No. 5 carbon hearing aid battery showing the plain black paper that covered the battery and the "05" on the bottom.

 

 

 

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