Grumpy The Mule wrote:
Howdy,


Thanks Ian! Sounds like I'm out of luck on buying
a new Oryx 50. The writing on the handle is nearly
worn off. Now I can see why the people at Wahl didn't
know what I was talking about. I had it all wrong.

DOH! I Should have looked carefully at the stand!
It plainly reads ORYX and below that Reading England.
The name is moulded into the black plastic base but
not painted or ink stamped. I just never noticed it
before.

Wahl is still selling their battery powered soldering
iron. I used to own one of those until the nicad's
went bad. They're in Sterling Ill.

Ah, too bad. Here's another picture of the genuine article:

Someone in the USA would like to identify this old British made
soldering iron:

As others have said - Oryx
Photo of mine (with stand - sponge missing) at:-
http://www.diy.110mb.com/oryx.jpg



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73 from Ian GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek