spotted this on ebay it's an Optimus 80 in a different tin to normal i guess it must of been left over after Optimus took over Radius and they used up the 42 tins? if so it should give an idea of the stoves age pictures courtesy of Maria (ebay seller filippak06)
They are one of my favourite 80 variants but predate the Radius takover by at least 10 years. This just happens to be the design used before they switched to to the rounded cornerered drop front, flip lid we usually associate with this model.
Hi Bill and Ross, I have noticed that there are at least two different positions for the Optimus lettering on the tanks of the drop-front cased Op.80 stoves: https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/10876 https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/10881 Bill, once you receive your "new" stove it would be good to see some close-ups of the lettering on the tank. Best Regards, Kerophile.
