Early Stock Ear Molds The first ear molds were stock (or generic) ear molds made to fit everyone. This early stock ear molds was for carbon hearing aids. |  | Click picture for larger view | | |  | | | |
| This early stock ear mold (shown attached to the receiver) is for an Acousticon Model 28 hearing aid.
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| The same ear mold as above but showing the separate parts. The ear mold (center) pushes on to the two posts on the receiver (left), and the canal (right) pushes into the center of the ear mold. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| This is a stock Radioear ear mold (shown attached to the receiver). |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| The same ear mold (left) as above shown separated from the receiver (right). The ear mold snaps onto the receiver. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| Some of the early stock ear molds had no ear hooks to hold them in place. Instead they had a wire clip that went over the ear to hold the ear mold and receiver in place. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| The wire ear clip sat between the receiver and the stock ear mold which held it in place. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| Plastic stock ear mold tip. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| Zenith stock ear mold (left) with receiver (right). |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| The same Zenith receiver and ear mold as above but shown taken apart showing how the stock components fit together to make the ear mold. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| Stock ear mold supplied with Medresco hearing aids. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| This stock ear mold was supplied with the Ardente vacuum-tube hearing aid. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| Generic stock ear mold.
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