Hearing Aids

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

124

Date Released

13 May 1957

Date recorded

12 Apr 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1English Jewellery
2. 2Hearing Aids
3. 3Building Research

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: In this fascinating collection of aids to hearing there is a 19th-century silver-chased ear trumpet, a walking stick-cum-hearing aid and an early example of a device which used radio valves to amplify the sound. Today, thanks to the invention of sub-miniature transistors and button-sized batteries, modern hearing aids can take the form of hair clips, earrings, or be incorporated in spectacles, not merely inconspicuous but actually glamorous.

Keywords

Science and technology

Locations

London; England

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

216

Story extras:

Film clip

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