Widex Model V1 Eyeglass Transistor Hearing Aid
The Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing aid was manufactured by Toepholm
& Westermann A/S of Copenhagen,
Denmark and sold under the trade name of Widex. It came out in 1975.
As was common in the mid-1970s, eyeglasses had thick frames and large
lenses so the thick temple-pieces for the hearing aids didn't stand out
as much as they would have otherwise.
The back part of the temple-piece measured 9/16" high x ⅜" thick (1.4
x 1.0 cm) and weighed 2.1 oz. (60 g).
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Front view of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass
hearing aid. Notice the thick frames as seen from the front.
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Another front view of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass
hearing aid.
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Rear view of Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing aid.
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Front view of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass
hearing aid with the temple-pieces folded.
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Rear view of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass
hearing aid with the temple-pieces folded.
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View of the left (dummy) temple-piece of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass
hearing aid. The left temple-piece had the same shape to match the right
temple-piece which housed all the components of the hearing aid. The
bottom of the dummy temple-piece had a battery compartment to carry
a spare battery.
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Side view of the right temple-piece of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass
hearing aid showing how thick the whole temple-piece had to be in order
to house all the
electronics for this hearing aid.
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View of the underside of the right temple-piece of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass
hearing aid.
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View of the central part of the underside of the right temple-piece of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing aid showing
the two position switch for the "T" (t-coil) and "M" (microphone)
(left), the round microphone port (center) and the
volume control (right).
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The model number (V1) and the serial number (167884) were stamped on the
underside near the
bottom of the right temple piece of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing
aid.
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View of the bottom of the right temple-piece of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing
aid showing the name "Widex" and below it "Denmark" embossed there.
This is also the bottom of the battery compartment door.
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Side view of the lower part of the right temple piece of the Widex Model
V1 eyeglass hearing aid showing the battery door "switch" in the "on"
position.
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Side view of the lower part of the right temple piece of the Widex Model
V1 eyeglass hearing aid showing the battery door "switch" in the "off"
position. To turn it off, you just used your thumb on the ridged back
of the battery door to lift it a bit.
To open the battery compartment door, you had to start with the
switch in the off position then put your index fingernail in the notch
(left side) and "jockey" the door open.
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View of the bottom of the left temple piece of the Widex Model V1
eyeglass hearing aid showing the swing down battery compartment door in
the open position.
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View of the lower part of the right temple piece of the Widex Model
V1 eyeglass hearing aid showing the No. 675 battery in the battery compartment. This hearing aid took a
mercury battery such as this
UCAR 675 mercury battery.
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The stock ear mold and tube for the Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing aid.
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Close-up of the ear tip of the stock earmold for the Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing
aid.
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Rear view of the stock ear mold for the Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing
aid showing the numeral 3 on the back of it and also on the nubbin
(left). Obviously there were at least three sizes of stock ear molds
for this hearing aid.
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The Widex Model V1 eyeglass hearing aid in its carrying case.
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Outside view of the carrying case of the Widex Model V1 eyeglass
hearing aid. The case measured 6˝" x 3 5/16" x 1˝" (16.5 x 8.4 x 3.8
cm).
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