ear trumpets
table top #495
| style | table top |
| brand | Rein 30 |
| based in | UK |
| trademark | |
| made | 1918 |
| retailer | |
| earpiece | ivory |
| body | covered tube |
| horn | silver plated |
| horn dia | 174x100 mm |
| length | 1030 mm |
| weight | 724 gm |
| size |
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| grille | decorative |
| marks | F C REIN & SON INVENTORS & PATENTEES 30 CHARING X Rd LONDON |
| ring | yes |
| adjustable | flexible ! |
| handed | no |
| rarity | rare |
| build | artisaned |
| condition | A bit of black paint missing |
| acquired | 2019 |
| seller type | auction |
| found in | Chichester |
| country | England |
| value |
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| seller note | A rare Victorian ear trumpet or hearing horn, by F C Rein & Son, with ivory ear piece and electroplated mounts. |
| comment | This is a huge find. The trumpet has never been seen in 20 years, (later realised that I had seen one at the Thackray) I was concerned for the auction price but it was fair for the rarity. My first body-worn conversation tube item. The auctioneer is wrong, Rein moved into 30 Strand in 1918! The item appears as a Heerese in the 1914 Rein catalogue. |
| accessory | |
| boxed | no |
| shape | dome |
| gwrok | yes |
| wax | no |
| bay | 3 |
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