"Gadget Cane For The Hearing Impaired Dating From The End Of The 19th Century"
Gadget cane for the hearing impaired with a metal and brass ear trumpet in the handle that allowed the influx of sounds into the device to be adjusted, a significant improvement for the time.Attractive partially twisted shaft in two-tone mahogany and brass ferrule.
Note: The Duke of Wellington used a similar cane, which is in the Museum dedicated to him on the lands of Strattford Saye, in Berkshire (Great Britain). Similar: a similar cane in Catherine Dike's book page 205.
Dimension: length 95 cm.
France datable to the end of the 19th century
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