Electone Model ? In-the-Ear Transistor Hearing Aid Recharger This Electone Model ? in-the-ear hearing aid charger was manufactured by Electone, Inc. of Winter Park, FL in 1985. Both Electone, Inc., and a "sister" manufacturer, "Magnatone Hearing Aid, Inc." made rechargeable hearing aids in the mid-1980s. You can see similar hearing aids and recharging systems on the Magnatone Hearing Aid Corp. pages. |  | Click picture for larger view | | |   | | | |
| Close-up of the name of the manufacturer (Electone Inc.) on the inside of the recharging case lid.
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| Close-up view of the inside of the charging box of the Electone Model ? in-the-ear hearing aid charger showing the two charging "pits" with the on-off switch between them, and the slot in the back to store the electrical cord.
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| Close-up view of the Electone Model ? in-the-ear hearing aid charger showing the recharging "pit". To recharge the hearing aids (not shown), you simply placed one in each of the recharging "pits" where they were charged via inductive coupling. Around the rim of each recharging "pit" are the words, "Cordless Recharging System".
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| Close-up view of the on-off switch of the Electone Model ? in-the-ear hearing aid charger. When the switch was on the light in the switch glowed orange. |  | Click picture for larger view | | | |
| View of the underside of the Electone Model ? in-the-ear hearing aid charger showing the electronic components. A coil of wire around each charging "pit" recharged the hearing aids via inductive coupling.
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| Close-up view of the top left corner of the underside of the Electone Model ? in-the-ear hearing aid charger showing the serial number (8514008)composed of the year (85 standing for 1985) and sequence number (14008).
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| Outside view of the wooden mahogany recharging case for the Electone Model ? in-the-ear hearing aid charger. The box measured 8˝" x 5˝" x 2 5/16" (21.6 x 14.0 x 5.8 cm) and weighed 1 lb. 6 oz (622 g).
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