| style |
tragus |
| brand |
Franck Valery
|
| based in |
Paris |
| trademark |
|
| made |
1886 |
| retailer |
|
| earpiece |
brass |
| body |
textile |
| horn |
textile |
| horn dia |
80 mm |
| length |
330 mm |
| weight |
214 gm |
| size |
|
| grille |
none |
| marks |
Franck-Valery 25 Boulevard de Capucines Paris |
| ring |
no |
| adjustable |
earpiece rotates, fan opens |
| handed |
no |
| rarity |
rare |
| build |
artisaned |
| condition |
Good, some rubbing |
| acquired |
2012 |
| seller type |
dealer |
| found in |
Charleston IL |
| country |
USA |
| value |
|
| seller note |
A very rare c. 1880 antique ear trumpet concealed within a lady's folding fan. The antique acoustic fan is marked by the maker Franck-Valery Freres, Paris. The antique hearing aid is shown in a Franck-Valery catalogue from the 1880s |
| comment |
Been looking for years, finally picked one personally from mid-west USA dealer |
| accessory |
|
| boxed |
no |
| shape |
cone |
| gwrok |
yes |
| wax |
no |
| bay |
4 |
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