Acousticon Model A-465 In-the-Ear (ITE) Hearing Aid The Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid was manufactured by Dictograph Products, Inc. of Danbury, CT in 1966. It was a 3-transistor aid. This hearing aid measured ¾" x ½" wide x 7/16" high (excluding the ear "tube") (1.9 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm). |  | Click picture for larger view | | | | | | |
| Top view of the Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid showing the "dome" that housed the battery. Below (center) is the microphone port and at the bottom is the volume control/on-off switch.
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| End view of the Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid showing the manufacturer's name (Acousticon) and where made (Made in the USA) embossed on the battery compartment door.
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| Side view of the Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid. Notice the "ear mold" is just a straight square piece of soft plastic extending from the bottom of the hearing aid. It was a stock piece—one size fits all.
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| Bottom view of the Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid showing the wax guard in the tip of the stock "ear mold".
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| Side view of the Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid showing the battery compartment door ajar. To open it, you put your thumb nail in the crack and pulled the door out.
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| Side view of the Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid showing the battery compartment door fully open.
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| Close-up view of the Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid showing the battery in place in the battery compartment. This hearing aid took a No. 312 (brown tab) mercury battery such as the Eveready E312E mercury battery.
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| The Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid in its original case.
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| Outside view of the case of the Acousticon Model A-465 in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid. The case measured 2 3/16" x 1⅞" x 1 1/16" (5.5 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm).
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