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Headphones c.1920

The headphones with black earpieces are displayed on a mannequin head.

Headphones (c. 1920), 152 x 24 x 6cm. Musée des ondes Emile Berliner.

This pair of headphones from around 1920 would have been used with crystal radio sets. The use of headphones allowed an individual to listen to a radio program of their choosing or to share it with one other person.