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Case

Object number2019.99.2

OriginChina

MediumPlastic; Applied decoration; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Metal

Credit LineGift of DePaul School for Hearing and Speech

DescriptionPlastic, royal blue hearing aid case. Case is a hollow, rectangular shape that flips open horizontally about one-third of the way down; one side of the case has a hinge and the other has a black, plastic buckle. Front, lower two-thirds has white applied text, and bottom of the case a gold, oval-shaped sticker with black text on it. Top of the case has a plastic half circle with a cutout in the middle for a strap; strap is black with a blue, circular, plastic piece that slides the length of the strap. Strap has been folded in half and tied around the middle.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 8 x 3.75 x 1.438 in. (20.3 x 9.5 x 3.7 cm)
InscriptionsWhite applied text on front of case: "DePaul School for Hearing and Speech / 6202 Alder Street / Pittsburgh, PA 15206 / 412-924-1012".
MarksBlack text on gold-colored sticker on bottom of case: "MADE IN / CHINA".
Historical NotesThe DePaul School for Hearing and Speech was founded in 1908 by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh and the Sisters of Charity Seton Hill with goal of providing listening and spoken language education for children. The school has previously been known as the Pittsburgh School for the Deaf and DePaul Institute and has had locations in the Lappe Mansion on the North Side of Pittsburgh and Mt. Lebanon. In 2002, the school was moved to the site of the former Sacred Heart High School in Shadyside. The hearing aid case is waterproof and would have been distributed to students in the 1990s and 2000s. This type of case is no longer used anymore because hearing aids are now manufactured to be waterproof.

Related institution Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

Related institution Sisters of Charity at Seton Hill

Related institution DePaul School for Hearing and Speech (founded 1908)

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