M0013743: Double ear trumpet with headband

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Hearing aid for constant use

Two light cornets of imitation tortoiseshell joined by a metal spring forming a headband. The introduction of this form of hearing instrument has been attributed to Napoleon's surgeon D. J. Larrey (1776-1842). The item was purhcased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1928 and given the object number A198343. It is now held by the Science Museum.

October 1954

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the object registration card for the item: object number A198343 (image 591)

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.