| buy no | 102 |
| style | tragus |
| brand | Franck Valery |
| based in | Paris |
| trademark | |
| made | 1886 |
| retailer | unknown |
| earpiece | brass |
| body | textile |
| horn | textile |
| horn dia | 80 mm |
| length | 330 mm |
| weight | 214 gm |
| size |
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| grille | none |
| marks | Franck-Valery 25 Boulevard de Capucines Paris |
| ring | no |
| adjustable | earpiece rotates, fan opens |
| handed | no |
| rarity | rare |
| build | artisaned |
| condition | Good, some rubbing |
| acquired | 2012 |
| seller type | dealer |
| found in | Charleston IL |
| country | USA |
| value |
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| seller note | A very rare c. 1880 antique ear trumpet concealed within a lady's folding fan. The antique acoustic fan is marked by the maker Franck-Valery Freres, Paris. The antique hearing aid is shown in a Franck-Valery catalogue from the 1880s |
| comment | Been looking for years, finally picked one personally from mid-west USA dealer |
| accessory | |
| boxed | no |
| shape | cone |
| gwrok | yes |
| wax | no |
| bay | 4 |
| IG | 1 |
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