Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] Transistor (Body) Hearing Aid
The Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] transistor hearing aid was manufactured by the
Hearing Aid Division of the Zenith Radio Corp. beginning in August 1958. It was a
5-transistor aid with a push-pull (PP) amplifier.
It's gold-colored anodized aluminum case measured 3¼" x 2¾" x
⅝" thick, and weighed a total of 3 oz. with batteries.
The Zenith Crest is missing from the indentation above the name
"Zenith" (center). Here is a
blurb about the
Zenith Regent [Mod II] hearing aid showing its suggested retail
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Top view of the Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] showing the 4-position "H"
(high), "M" (mid), "L" (low) and "F" (full) tone control (left)
and the on-off/1-7 position volume control (right). Note that the
Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] has black letters/numbers on cream-colored
controls.
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Bottom view of the Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] showing the receiver cord jack
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Rear view of the Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] showing the
various inscriptions. The top left reads "VOLUME" and the top right
"TONE". The upper center has the words "Zenith", "REGENT" and "the
royalty of hearing". Unlike the original Regent, the Mod II has the
serial number near the top of the battery cover, not at the bottom.
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Rear view of the Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] showing the battery compartment
(center). It used two 1.4 volt size "N"
No. 401 mercury batteries hooked in series to give a total of 2.8
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Comparison of the original Zenith "Regent" (left) and the
"Regent" [Mod II] (right). Notice the difference between the
size of the microphone grills on these two sub-models; also the
placement and size of the Zenith name. The pocket clip is also slightly
different in shape.
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The Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] in its original carrying case. |
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Top view of the Zenith "Regent" [Mod II] carrying case.
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