ABU's Golden Reels

Gold is a Precious Metal

Favourite ABU  reel images are these created by Simon Shimomura

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Logically, then ABU reels are also extremely precious metal to many of us,

Should some of them not be made Golden too?

I intend to gild one of the old Record reels to make it stand out in my Collection.

My first Golden Ambassadeur  reel is below.

I have just acquired a Golden Ambassadeur 5600 CDL # 770800 courtesy of a WA friend,  Gavin Montgomery. Quite a story to unfold here soon. In short this reel was given to me after Gavin travelled 3000km across country to deliver it to me personally. Needless to say it was duly Christened with a Guinness and good wine. Good friend and Collector Gary Oswald ,said I indeed have been kissed by the good  ABU fairy :<)

Simon Shimomura, friend and Guru of all things ABU  and Mr Ambassadeur , author of the 2 Classic ABU books "My Ambassadeur and I" and "The Ambassadeur and I Final Chapter" assures me of the great collectability of this particular reel .

 "This model comes with some different parts such as starwheel, counterbalance, and so forth..
It is much rare than 5000 De Luxe, or 5000 C de Luxe models (becuse it did not sell well).
Because it did not sell well, not much sets are out there. But I just do not have the total production.
I covered the model on page 105~106 in The Ambassadeur and I. Please check the details of this model from page 105.
 
That is the nice piece you have there.. Congratulations!

Take care of yourself (and the reel ..my note!) . Keep in touch

Simon"

 

 I have researched them and it seems they started in 1963 like this one from my friend Uffe Edefuhr in Sweden. Click on the pic to view larger image.

The Palming plate version of the 5600CDL (and much less rare) is below

 

 

My friend " Captain Gary" from South Australia has just won a beautiful and relatively modern Ambassadeur 5000 CDL

THE REEL IS A TRUE COLLECTORS ITEM AND COMES COMPLETE WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS INCLUDING :- GOLD CARDBOARD BOX, WOODEN PRESENTATION BOX, CLOTH BAG, TIE PIN, SILVER NAME PLATE FOR WOODEN BOX ( UNENGRAVED ),INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADEUR CLUB ABU CLOTH BADGE, REGISTRATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADEUR CLUB - NO. 9704,SPARE SPOOL AND REEL ACCESSORIES.

THE REEL IS NEW AND UNUSED, THE REEL FOOT NUMBER IS  RECORDED AS 86-0 90-91 AND THE REEL HAS A LIFETIME SERVICE PROVIDED BY ABU.

THE REEL COST OVER £600 WHEN PURCHASED NEW MANY YEARS AGO.

Pictured here

More and larger 1,   2,   3,   4,    5,    6.

 

 

The ultimate ABU Group or Collection (to my mind), is the  all in one Teak/Glass  case issue called  The Golden Collection from 1991 comprising  9 Ambassadeurs and the King Gustav 33 CDL Spinning reel.

Another later Collection is from 2006 and comprises just 3 special release guided reels.

Why not a nice Golden Record 1700?

Some models here supplied by friends in USA

Wayne Mullins and Charlie Johnson (CJLures)

                

 

  

 

  

 

 

Guess who owned this reel?

If you are a person that has significantly had an effect on design/development/testing of ABU equipment over the years please contact me  wayne@realsreels.com  if you wish your contribution documented for posterity and the immediate interest of the ABU fans worldwide!