Soldering set

Object detail

Accession number

1980.146

Maker

Fluxite Limited

Production period

1930s
1940s
1950s

Description

Fluxite soldering set in branded green metal tin. Kit comprises several pieces, including the Fluxite blow lamp, Fluxite paste, soldering metal, small space soldering iron, a handbook, and other miscellaneous pieces.

Marks

FLUXITE Soldering Set Printed
"FLUXITE" / SOLDERING SET / ANYONE CAN USE IT Printed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Paper

Credit Line

Fluxite Limited. Soldering set, 1980.146. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Iron, Metalworking Iron, Soldering Tools & Equipment for Materials Metalworking T&E

Production place

London Greater London England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Tools Industrial Heritage Technology

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Kiaora Mark, Thank you for your comment. I haven't been able to confirm an exact production date for the Fluxite soldering set. However based on the company location listed on the handbook (Dragon Works, Bermondsey Street, London), this dates it to the 1930s-1950s.

- MOTAT Curatorial Research posted one year ago.

I have fluxite tin wondering age the tin as in the photo

- Mark Hunter posted one year ago.

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