ear trumpets
banjo #294
| style | banjo |
| brand | Unknown |
| based in | |
| trademark | |
| made | 1920 |
| retailer | |
| earpiece | gutta percha |
| body | cellulose acetate |
| horn | cellulose acetate |
| horn dia | 104 mm |
| length | 300 mm |
| weight | 62 gm |
| size |
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| grille | none |
| marks | none found |
| ring | yes |
| adjustable | earpiece rotates |
| handed | no |
| rarity | unusual |
| build | artisaned |
| condition | one crack and taped join |
| acquired | 2015 |
| seller type | individual |
| found in | Weston Super Mare |
| country | England |
| value |
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| seller note | Vintage Celluloid Hearing Aid Ear Trumpet. This is an un-named vintage Hearing Aid Ear Trumpet, It is extended 11.1/4in length collapsing to 6in It has a bowl or dish of 4in diameter which is connected to a 3-draw pipe with an upturned end or earpiece of apparently hard rubber or gutta percha. A loop of tape for maybe hanging around neck. It is constructed of a mottled celluloid. There is a circle of old tape around an end section of tube and a small crack in end of bowl rim. |
| comment | A 3-draw banjo is unusual. I do not have one in this material. |
| accessory | |
| boxed | no |
| shape | flat dome |
| gwrok | yes |
| wax | no |
| bay | 4 |
| details on the field categories may be found here | |
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