Acousticon Model A-290 Transistor Hearing Aid
The Acousticon model A-290 was a rather unusual hearing aid. It was a small barrette-style hearing aid
that was manufactured by Dictograph Products, Inc. of New York
in 1957.
It was about the size of a large BTE hearing aid, having dimensions
of 2" by 1" by ˝".
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The view of the rear of the Acousticon A-290. The large round
hinged battery compartment door is visible on the bottom half. Above it
is the tone control screw. This needed to be set with a screwdriver. The
red protrusion on the right was the sliding volume control—up for loud
and down for soft/off. (See also in the picture below.)
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A close-up of the Acousticon A-290 showing the microphone port—the
3-pointed opening at the center of the "V" near the top.
This hearing aid apparently came in several different clip
configurations. The pocket clip version is shown. In addition to this
one, which clipped to the wearer's pocket, there was a tie-clip version
for the men and a barrette clip so a hard of hearing woman could wear it
in her hair. There was even a version that clipped to the wearer's
glasses.
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In keeping with its relatively small size, the Acousticon A-290 came
with a miniature button receiver. The picture on the right shows the
standard size receiver (left) and the miniature Acousticon A-290 button
receiver (right).
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