Telex Model 962 "Accuratone" Eyeglass Hearing Aid
The Telex Model 962 "Accuratone" eyeglass hearing aid was manufactured by Telex
Communications, Inc. of St. Paul, Minnesota in 1957.
It was unique in that it wasn't the usual eyeglass style, nor was it a
standard BTE style. Rather, it was basically a BTE aid designed to slip
over the end of a cut off temple-piece of regular eyeglasses.
This hearing aid portion was 2" x ⅝" x ½", while the tube was ⅞"
long.
The microphone opening is the hole in the center of the darker brown
circle (right side). The "bump" at the top is the finger-grip for the
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The back of the Model 962 showing the metal plate covering all the
electronics. This aid has 4 transistors. The inscription reads:
Telex, Inc.
S. Paul, Minn. USA
Pat. Pending
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The bottom of the Telex 962 showing the lever volume control. Maximum
volume was with the lever to the left. The clear plastic right angle
connector on the top was to attach the ear-tip and tube to the hearing
aid. This aid did not use a traditional ear mold. Instead, it used an
ear-tip. |
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A close-up of the tube showing the shape of the opening in which you
pushed the cut-off temple-piece. The temple piece was cut off just
before it curved down to go behind the person's ear. The inside
dimensions of the tube were about ⅛" x ¼" so it was made to fit a fairly
thick temple-piece—relatively common in that era. |
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A close-up of the Telex Model 962 showing the slide-out battery drawer.
This aid used a RM-400 mercury cell. There was no on-off switch, so
you hand to pull the battery drawer out a bit to turn the aid off.
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The original box the Telex Model 962 came in. |
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View of the front cover of the 16-page instruction booklet that came
with this hearing aid.
Click here to read this booklet.
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