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I recently 'fell heir' to a Birko soldering iron (80W), Birko Cat. no
'D1'. Anyone got any idea how old it is? Following replacement of the
cord and a bit of a cleanup it works really well.

I queried Birko, but they say 'all records have been lost'.

John Mackesy

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April 3, 2006, 4:23 am
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"John Mackesy"  wrote

I recently 'fell heir' to a Birko soldering iron (80W), Birko Cat. no
'D1'. Anyone got any idea how old it is? Following replacement of the
cord and a bit of a cleanup it works really well.

I queried Birko, but they say 'all records have been lost'.

John Mackesy

***Electric Birkos were first made in 1920s,I think the D1 is a 1940s type.

Brian Goldsmith.

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April 5, 2006, 10:49 am
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If it has a bakelite handle it will probably date from 1950 - 60's. I
still have minee in working condition. Just gets difficult to find
1/2" copper rod (cheap) for making bits.

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Well, it has a wooden handle. Does that make it pre-50s?

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I don't know exactly when they changed from wood to bakelite but I got
mine in 1958 so it could have been mid 1950's when they changed.

One here on Ebay to see as example (watch out for url wrap)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/vintage-BIRKO-electric-soldering-iron_W0QQitemZ6268428341QQcategoryZ39728QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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If your hotrod works, who cares how old it is


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