Amplivox "Magnavox" Transistor (Body) Hearing Aid
The Amplivox "Magnavox" was a 6 transistor hearing aid produced by
Amplivox Ltd. of Middlesex, England in 1969.
It was wider at the top and measured 3 1/8" by 2" (top, 1⅝"
bottom) by ¾". It weighed 3½ oz. without the battery.
It's stainless steel case almost covered its black plastic chassis.
This larger body-style aid had a t-coil built-in.
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Top view of the Amplivox "Magnavox" showing the "O" (on/off), "H"
(high), "N" (normal) and "L" (low) tone control (left), microphone
(center) and telecoil/microphone switch (right)—"M" (microphone only),
"MT" (both microphone and t-coil at the same time) and "T" (telecoil only)
(right).
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Right side view of the Amplivox "Magnavox" showing the
microphone/t-coil control at the (top) left, the volume control below it
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The bottom view of the Amplivox "Magnavox" showing how the bottom slides
away to reveal the battery compartment. This hearing aid used a 1½
volt 1015 battery (AA size).
There is a screw in the wall of the battery compartment that provides
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The Amplivox "Magnavox" shown in its original case. |
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The top of the Amplivox "Magnavox" case. |
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The front cover of the 16-page instruction booklet that came with the
Amplivox "Magnavox".
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read this booklet.
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