Beltone—Dave Barnow 15th Anniversary Commemorative Plate (1955)
This commemorative plate was presented to Dave Barnow, executive vice-president
of Beltone in 1955 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the forming of Beltone
Electronics Corporation by the hearing aid dispensers from Beltone
Hearing Service in Reading, PA.
Translated from dialectic German, it reads along the top "What
wonderful times to come!"
Dave (David Hyman) Barnow was the brother-in-law of Samuel Posen, the
co-founder for Beltone Electronic Corporation. Sam Posen had married
Dave's sister Faye. In 1943 Dave gave up a promising career in insurance
to become the first employee of Beltone.
Learn more about
Dave Barnow (and the early days of Beltone) and see a picture of him,
and also discover more about
Dave and Beltone in the decade of the 1950s.
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Rear view of the Dave Barnow 15th anniversary commemorative plate showing the names
of the people involved.
It reads (translated from dialectic German) "From the boys" and lists
their names. The people named were hearing aid dispensers from Beltone
Hearing Service in Reading, PA.
This plate was discovered in a dumpster in an alley on the north side
of Chicago, IL by Tim B. who donated it to the Hearing Aid Museum. This
location was near where Dave Barnow had retired to when he left Beltone
in October, 1973. He died April 15, 1994.
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