buy no | 454 |
style | con tube |
brand | FWA |
based in | UK |
trademark | none |
made | 1949 |
retailer | unknown |
earpiece | celluloid |
body | covered tube |
horn | bakelite |
horn dia | 55 mm |
length | 1072 mm |
weight | 189 gm |
size | |
grille | none |
marks | OL380 FWA-449 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 | |
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 |
IG | 0 |