Early High-Quality Steel Medical Tuning Forks from Austria — Free Shipping!

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4 Medical Tuning Forks
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by Carl Reiner of Vienna, Austria
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Description
:
This is a lot of 4 vintage medical tuning forks, all made of steel, and all made by a company founded in Vienna, Austria in the 1800s and named for its founder, Carl Reiner. The company mark is on all 4 of the tuning forks:
1)
9.125" long, straight round shank, sliding "tuners" with thumbscrews provide adjustable pitch, marked at the base of the fork:
CARL REINER
/
WIEN
//
AUSTRIA
2)
8.75 " long, square shank, narrow tines with sliding "tuners" that are locked in place provide adjustable pitch, marked at the very end of the handle:
CARL
REINER
/
WIEN
//
AUSTRIA
,
and at the base of the fork:
C 64
3)
6.5" long, straight round shank, thick tines, marked at the base of the fork
:
CARL REINER
/
WIEN
//
AUSTRIA
and
C
4
/
2069
4)
5.5
" long, ball end on shank, marked at the base of the fork:
a
1
435
,
and
at the top of one tine:
CARL REINER
/
WIEN
//
AUSTRIA
5)
BONUS: a tiny 3" tuning fork, appears much older, tapered round shank, no markings
Bought in Sept. 1997 at an estate sale for a chiropractic/holistic physician, where there were numerous medical tools, including a TheraStim electro-therapy unit that I might sell some day.
Note
: The 5 tuning forks are being sold as 1 lot, so any returns will have to include all 5 items; there are no partial refunds or returns.
Condition
:
Very Good condition, showing minor signs of wear.
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:
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:
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Returns Policy
:
Returns are accepted for any reason, within 30 days of receipt, for a full refund of the purchase price.
In this case, the 5 items are being sold as 1 lot, and any returns must include all 5 items; there are no partial returns/refunds.
In all cases, the item must be returned
in exactly the
same condition
as received by the buyer, otherwise a refund
cannot
and
will
not
be given.