ear trumpets
banjo #291
| style | banjo |
| brand | Hawksley |
| based in | U K |
| trademark | |
| made | 1895 |
| retailer | |
| earpiece | gutta percha |
| body | metal |
| horn | metal |
| horn dia | 116 mm |
| length | 442 mm |
| weight | 210 gm |
| size |
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| grille | none |
| marks | Hawksley 351 Oxford Street, London |
| ring | no |
| adjustable | earpiece rotates |
| handed | no |
| rarity | common |
| build | tooled |
| condition | good |
| acquired | 2015 |
| seller type | dealer |
| found in | Salisbury |
| country | England |
| value |
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| seller note | Antique Telescopic Banjo Style Metal Ear Trumpet ca 1900 HAWKSLEY London in Box The whole item is in very good order and structurally sound, with some minor wear, signs of use, age and patination etc, but with no losses, major damage or cracks, and all as shown clearly. |
| comment | I have several Hawksley items but no banjo and lots of banjos but no Hawksley, this was an expensive purchase in a beat up original Hawksley box |
| accessory | |
| boxed | no |
| shape | flat dome |
| gwrok | yes |
| wax | no |
| bay | 4 |
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