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Vacuum Tube Hearing Aids: 1921-1953

Rochester "Silver" Vacuum Tube Hearing Aid

The Rochester "Silver" vacuum-tube hearing aid was made by Rochester Acoustical Laboratories, Inc. of Rochester, MN in 1949. It contained 3 sub-miniature vacuum tubes.

The Rochester "Silver" model measured  3⅛" x 2⅛" x ⅞" thick and weighed 5¾ oz without the batteries.

An unusual feature of this hearing aid is that the case was sterling silver.

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Front view of the Rochester "Silver" hearing aid showing the ornate microphone grill with the pocket clip over it (top center).


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Rear view of the Rochester "Silver" hearing aid showing the battery compartment door (lower half) and the name "Rochester" upper center and just above the hinge, the word "Sterling".


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Top view of the Rochester "Silver" hearing aid showing the 2-position tone switch (front center) in the "Lo" position, and the receiver cord jack (right).


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Left side view of the Rochester "Silver" hearing aid showing the on-off/volume control wheel (upper left).


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View of the battery compartment of the Rochester "Silver" hearing aid. A round RM-1 1.4 volt mercury "A" battery went in the "well" (bottom left). The "B" battery compartment (right) housed a 30 volt "B" battery (Olin type 0816 or equivalent).


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The case contained a card containing instructions on maintaining the look of the sterling silver case.


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The Rochester "Silver" in its original case.

 

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Outside view of the Rochester "Silver" case.

 


 

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