buy no | 106 |
style | bugle |
brand | Tiemann |
based in | USA |
trademark | |
made | 1881 |
retailer | unknown |
earpiece | tin |
body | tin |
horn | tin |
horn dia | 78 mm |
length | 143 mm |
weight | 86 gm |
size | |
grille | none |
marks | none found |
ring | no |
adjustable | no |
handed | no |
rarity | unusual |
build | smithed |
condition | Sound but paint scratched |
acquired | 2012 |
seller type | dealer |
found in | Charleston IL |
country | USA |
value | |
seller note | A c. 1880 antique ear trumpet made of tin with a black and gold tone finish. The body of the ear horn is a series of soldered doughnut-shaped segments. The bulbous segments were designed to further amplify sound. This type of antique hearing device is identified as a Corrugated Ear Trumpet in the George Tiemann 1889 catalogue, p. 189, fig. 2034. |
comment | Bought from USA dealer whilst collecting my fan |
accessory | |
boxed | no |
shape | flare |
gwrok | yes |
wax | no |
bay | 2 |
IG | 6 |