Souval Blank Core EK1

[Nigel N]

I've been searching for a while to find a magnetic cored example, and now i have!
These seem to be much less common than the non-magnetic version. Though it has a little damage to the core, and has possibly had the core paint touched up, i think its a nice example, and could be the earliest of the blank core Souvals?
Apart from the core being magnetic, it also has the other early features found on these EK's, including Souval style frame, catch & hinge, and the earliest pin found on both Souval's and 57 S&L EK1's.
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[Nigel N]

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[ATTACH]1933704[/ATTACH]

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Another feature of early Souval's is the frames being glued together, rather than soldered!!!

[Nigel N]

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011.JPG -Hinge

[Nigel N]

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015.JPG and catch

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012.JPG and the famous "scrape"
-Nigel

[Mike Yokum]

Very nice Nigel! It seems these often have a little damage to the core for some reason. The paint used was apparently not helpful in preventing rust. In any case, congrats on a cool new Souval, blank core EKI! I like it!