a long conversation tube by Rein, engraved 'F C Rein & Son patentees, sole inventors and only makers 108 Strand, London', silver plated bell with profuse engraving, polished turned ebony sections and flexible tube with woven silk covering, length 163cm; with a silver plated telescopic two-drawer ear trumpet, stamped 'SIGNAL', 47cm extended
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a long conversation tube by Rein, engraved 'F C Rein & Son patentees, sole inventors and only makers 108 Strand, London', silver plated bell with profuse engraving, polished turned ebony sections and flexible tube with woven silk covering, length 163cm; with a silver plated telescopic two-drawer ear trumpet, stamped 'SIGNAL', 47cm extended
Auction: Fine Scientific & Medical Instruments and Books, 24th Nov, 2022