Conceptually similarSPLEar trumpets, circa 1870SS2742234SV0910Rights ManagedSPLEar trumpet, circa 1870SS2742237SV0913Rights ManagedSPLEar trumpets, circa 1860SS2742228SV0904Rights ManagedSPLEar trumpet, circa 1890SS2742241SV0917Rights ManagedSPLEar trumpet, circa 1880SS2742244SV0920Rights ManagedSPLEar trumpet, circa 1910SS2742248SV0924Rights ManagedSPLEar trumpet, circa 1812SS2742231SV0907Rights ManagedSPLDome ear trumpet, circa 1860SS2742246SV0922Rights ManagedSPLExtendable ear trumpets, circa 1890SS2742249SV0925Rights ManagedView AllView more with similar tones Fan shaped ear trumpet, circa 1870License type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2742236Legacy Identifier:SV0912Description:Metal ear trumpet disguised to look like a fan. Ear trumpets were used to aid those with difficulties in hearing. Sound waves enter the wide end and become amplified as they pass along the narrow tube and into the earpiece. The tip of the earpiece is placed in the ear canal of the user, amplification of the sound makes it easier to hear. The fan shape and silk decoration was designed to make the device more discrete, 'acoustic fans' as they were called became very popular in the 19th century. This piece is English and dates from around 1870.Credit:SPL / Science SourceSize:3362px × 5200px (~50 MB)Restrictions:No Sale through SubagentsGet PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:1870-1870s-19th century-acoustic-acoustic fan-acoustics-aid-aids-amplification-amplifies-amplify-antique-antiques-audiology-auditory-C019/8138-C0198138-deafness-device-devices-ear-ear horn-ear horns-england-english-hear-hearing-hearing aid-hearing aids-history-instrument-instruments-medical instrument collection-medicine-metal-metallic-partial deafness-red background-silk-sound-sound collector-sound collectorsModel release:N/AParent folder:SPL FTP 140328-29
