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Behind the Ear (BTE) Transistor Hearing Aids

The Zenith "Diplomat 5" was a four transistor BTE aid manufactured in 1959.

It was considerably smaller than its 1956 predecessor and measured just 2¼" by 5/8".

Like the previous model, it also had an external receiver and used a 675 battery.

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One of the interesting things was that you could unplug the receiver cord—shown unplugged at the right.

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The Zenith "Diplomat 5" BTE hearing aid in its carrying case.

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A comparison of the larger Zenith Diplomat of 1956 (left) and the smaller Zenith Diplomat of 1959 (right).

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