Celluloid Auricles 2
These auricles are the middle size of the celluloid auricles in the
museum. They are unmarked, and possibly date from somewhere around
1890..
They are made of celluloid
and have a brownish amber color. Their overall folded length is 4”
giving a full tube length of about 8”. They give a significant boost in
high frequencies improving speech intelligibility. These auricles have a metal
headband.
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A close up of one of the pair of auricles.
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Auricles shown in display box. |
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A comparison of Auricle 1 (larger) and Auricle 2 (smaller). |
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View from side when wearing these auricles. |
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View from the front when wearing these auricles. They would normally
fit tighter to the head when the earpieces are put in the ear canals.
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