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Birko soldering iron age?
- 04-03-2006

Re: Birko soldering iron age?
"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.

Re: Birko soldering iron age?

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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