Acousticon Mystic Ear
The Acousticon Mystic Ear was a large bone
conducting device produced in the mid 1930s by Dictograph Products, Inc.
It was the listening device for the "Silent Radio" that Fada
manufactured for Dictograph Products.
The Mystic Ear was placed under
your pillow. When you laid your head on the pillow, you heard the sound
via bone conduction. Because others could not hear the
sound, it was referred to as a "Silent Radio".
The Mystic Ear measures 3
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This picture shows one model of the Fada Silent
Radio that was designed to work with the Mystic Ear. It was produced in 1937
The bakelite radio came in various colors. They also made a wooden table model.
(The radio pictured is not
in our museum collection.)
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