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Originally Posted by Proff
Wish people would stop saying this roller is the prototype Advance. 7772 was the prototype. 7773 was the first production model with the modified one piece cylinders.
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Almost as bad as thinking the batch of Advances sent to South Africa were the last built just because they had the highest makers numbers. Can't remember the reasons but soon after I bought 8112 in 2001 Derek Rayner sent me an article about it that he'd written some time before. Unfortunately two house moves and multiple computer upgrades later I can no longer find it in electronic or hard copy.
Interesting to see in the photos of 7773 on the International Steam website that it has the same style of makers plate bolted to the splash guard as seen on most of Wallis' conventional steam rollers rather than cast in to the splash guard as per all the other Advances I've come across. Anyone know when that change over happened?