ear trumpets
con tube #454
| style | con tube |
| brand | FWA |
| based in | UK |
| trademark | none |
| made | 1949 |
| retailer | |
| earpiece | celluloid |
| body | covered tube |
| horn | bakelite |
| horn dia | 55 mm |
| length | 1072 mm |
| weight | 189 gm |
| size |
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| grille | none |
| marks | OL380 FWA-4 49 DEC-1949 |
| ring | no |
| adjustable | flexible ! |
| handed | no |
| rarity | common |
| build | tooled |
| condition | Excellent |
| acquired | 2018 |
| seller type | dealer |
| found in | Sheffield |
| country | England |
| value |
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| seller note | Ear Trumpet / Conversation Tube. Conversation tube around 43” long with faux tortoiseshell earpiece and bell, the latter 3½” long x 2” in diameter. The bell is stamped OL380 FWA-4A49 and DEC-1949 indicating its date of manufacture (despite its antique design these hearing aids were distributed to National Health patients in England as late 1976!).The tube is in excellent condition: you would be hard pressed to find a better example. |
| comment | I have been llooking for an OL380 for ages. It is slightly different to the OL380A which I have. This one even has an earpiece. |
| accessory | |
| boxed | no |
| shape | dome |
| gwrok | yes |
| wax | no |
| bay | 3 |
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