September 16, 2003

Victorian ear trumpets

Polly Roberts, a member of the staff at auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh, Scotland, models a pair of Victorian ear trumpets made from papier mache and worn like headphones, at the auction house Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003. Ear trumpets were first used by sailors in order to communicate over long distances, but experts are at a loss to explain who would have used this 19th century rarity, which will go up for sale later in September. (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)

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