The ear trumpet became increasingly popular so that by the late 1800s and early 1900s, tinsmiths were hammering out custom tin ear trumpets by the thousands.
And yes, you guessed it, people who used a tin ear trumpet became known as tin eared (I am sure not a very nice name).
So the next time someone refers to a tin eared listener, you'll know where it came from.
Tin ears
The ear trumpet became increasingly popular so that by the late 1800s and early 1900s, tinsmiths were hammering out custom tin ear trumpets by the thousands.
And yes, you guessed it, people who used a tin ear trumpet became known as tin eared (I am sure not a very nice name).
So the next time someone refers to a tin eared listener, you'll know where it came from.
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