Threaded Mode | Linear Mode

Keith Midson · (This post was last modified: 08-30-2024 03:01 AM by Keith Midson.)

Some more information to make this as interesting as possible ...

So this little 12C is well travelled: it was manufactured in Brazil in the 10th week of 1986, then was awarded to one of the mysterious "10 champions" in France later in 1986. Somewhere in the next 23 years it found a home in the UK before travelling to Australia to join my collection in 2009. Then it travelled to California around 2012 before heading back to Australia in 2024!

After all that travel it looks as new as it did when it was first made - even the rubber feet on the back are perfectly unmarked!

There are a few examples that I know of where a 12C (or other HP) has been used for some sort of third party marketing. Here's a shot from way back in 2011 when I first owned this beast, along with a similar one with University of Michigan markings:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/keithmidso...7586986282