Accession Number: 2007.33.13
Description: (a) Heavy black plastic eyeglass frames, three screen covered circles above bridge, lower circle houses transmitter and upper two house receivers; miniaturized hearing aids in earpieces; gray insulated cable from left temple leads to pentagonal steel control box, box enameled in dark gray metal-flek with bright finished aluminum and white plastic ends, aluminum end houses battery compartment, white end has on/off toggle, rotary volume control, and low/high toggle as well as remote jack; belt clip on bottom and adhesive label, "MANUFACTURED BY/VIGILANT LTD./CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND/U.S. PATENT NOs 3366922/3172075"; (b) rechargeable battery, nickel poles, transluscent blue ribbed plastic jacket, "MADE IN GERMANY"..
Date Made: ca. 1975
Maker: Kay, Leslie
Place of Origin: Christchurch, NZ
Collection: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
History/Provenance: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
Credit Line: Gift of Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Subjects: Orientation & Mobility Electronic Travel Aids
Dimension Notes: Eyeglasses: 6 x 5.25 x 2.5"; cable is approx. 28" long; control box : 5 x 1.25 x 3"; battery: 2.75" H x 1" dia.
Made: Vigilant LTD; Kay, Leslie
Material: Aluminum; copper, plastic, steel
Exhibit Label: Detector, Obstacle
Updated: 10/22/2018
