M0013744: Speaking or conversation tube, 19th century
- Date:
- October 1954
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Speaking or conversation tube used by the very hard of hearing to obviate the need for the close approach of the speaker. With ivory cones and flexible tubing. The item was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1924 (accession number R15554). It is not held by Wellcome Collection.
Publication/Creation
October 1954
Physical description
1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: acc. number R15554 (image 186)
Copyright note
Copyright held by Wellcome Collection
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item Open.
Notes
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.
Type/Technique
Languages
Subjects
Where to find it
Location of original
Wellcome Library; GB.
Location Access Closed storesCan't be requested Note