Newbury Rally yesterday yielded a nice find - a late Avo8 Mk7 for a tenner.
It looked absolutely awful, in a battered and stained leather case and covered in grime, poor thing. Odd for such a recent version.
But some tlc with carefully applied foaming cleaner, and some calibration checks showed it was still right on the button and is now back to mint condition.
Avo8 Mk7 Serial no 6110-663/030303/1894.
Does anyone have any idea on the date?
I'm pretty sure it was a late model as it has the square red AVO logo instead of the earlier round conventional logo.
This link shows the very last AVO8 being calibrated and it has the square logo.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf...29401004300302
Pictures attached of my two Avo8 Mk7s
The seller also had an 8 Mk6 and an 8 Mk5 available at the same price but I decided I must not be greedy!
This one may well replace an 8 Mk6 on one of my benches, and earn its keep properly.
- Jeremy