ear trumpets
con tube #123
| style | con tube |
| brand | Ardente |
| based in | UK |
| trademark | |
| made | 1910 |
| retailer | |
| earpiece | faux tortoise shell |
| body | covered tube |
| horn | vulcanite |
| horn dia | 58 mm |
| length | 1010 mm |
| weight | 336 gm |
| size |
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| grille | none |
| marks | Ardente 309 Oxford Street, London. W1 |
| ring | no |
| adjustable | flexible ! |
| handed | no |
| rarity | rare |
| build | tooled |
| condition | Good |
| acquired | 2012 |
| seller type | dealer |
| found in | Newark |
| country | England |
| value |
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| seller note | This is a very unusual conversation tube by Ardente of 309 Oxford Street, London. It measures 101cm long (39.75 inches) the nickel plated listening end has a pierced faux tortoiseshell inset, they are normally just a plug ear fit, but this one is a bit more sophisticated, where the flexible hose fits into the earpiece, there are traces of glue, so at sometime it has been glued back into the handle |
| comment | This quite rare, I have only seen one other. |
| accessory | |
| boxed | no |
| shape | dome |
| gwrok | yes |
| wax | no |
| bay | 3 |
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