Audiometer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0046.001

MANUFACTURER: MAICO CO. INC.
MODEL: H-1
LOCATION: Minneapolis, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 12356
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood & metal casing; metal,glass, bakelite & brass component parts.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 27.2 cm
Width: 43.3 cm
Height: 27.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MAICO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Minneapolis

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of instrument used c. 1950s- 1970s, possibly longer.
Canada: Instrument used by dot's radio inspection service.
Function: Used to measure hearing acuity.
Technical: Common device allowing for easy audio testing. The Maico Audiometer, Model H-l, is a pure tone audiometer for diagnostic purposes…calculator [is used] for determining percentage of hearing loss1 (ref 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'MAICO' name on front, back and lid/ key to brass knobs stencilled inside lid, in pale green/ '456' marked several times on case with magic marker
Missing: Headset, dust cover & hearing loss calculator.
Finish: Varnished wood casing. front panel has brass finish with flat grey trim; interior painted grey & green.
Decoration: N/A

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MAICO CO. INC., Audiometer, circa 1953, Artifact no. 1980.0046, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0046.001/

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