German Celluloid Conical Ear Trumpet (Ear Horn)
This conical or "pointed dome" ear trumpet is a bit unusual in that
the dome comes to a point, rather than rounded as was much more common.
It was made of black celluloid and had a ivory-colored screw-on
earpiece.
Date of manufacture is unknown, but it is probably somewhere around
1920.
The dome of this ear trumpet is 4¼" high and measures 2⅜" across the open
end. The overall height of this ear trumpet is 5".
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Side view of the conical pointed dome ear trumpet. Notice, that in contrast to
almost all the other "dome" trumpets in the museum, the earpiece of this one
goes over the top of the dome so that you listen on the opposite side of the dome from where
the ear tube comes out of the base. The ear tube is attached at the
point of the dome so it won't break off as easily as it otherwise might.
This earpiece arrangement is quite rare. |
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Bottom and side view of the conical pointed dome ear trumpet. |
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The plain grill consisted of 3 concentric rows of small holes and a
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This conical pointed dome ear trumpet was made in Germany. Notice the acronym DRGM (near the bottom center) which stands for "Deutsches Reich
Gebrauchsmuster" or in English "German Reich Registered Design".
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