My ABU Museum Tour :  Svangsta

   After the factory tour, we went to lunch at the old HALDA Factory which now a restaurant.

                             

This was a very enjoyable buffet with too many offerings to be be sampled in entirely.

Upon entry, it was obvious that the Museum was closed for today for our visit.

Greeted by several staff members, who knew of me, Len and Michael showed me about....

This is where the newspaper journalists/photographer  and Len and I had out discussions at the end of the tour.

 

Overlooking the good management of the company is Lens grandfather Carl Borgstrom

                                         

The taximeter horse carriage taxi in life size!

                                          

The museum comprises an entry foyer leading to the office used by by Gote,. leading up steps to a newer long section for main displays and a hard right turn to the old still working workshop section.

In no particular order of importance are my comprehensive range of photographs that are of great interest to us Abu enthusiasts

 

Some  painted advertising from  the early 1950s and contrasting pen and ink studies of ABU fishing and 21st century advertising

           

                                                                

The unusually displayed Record 5000 suspended in an acrylic block and the Porsche designed mock up reel
which remained just that, an image of what a fishing reel could become in the 21st century but has not to date.

 

The Åhle'n & Holm Department store ABU 333 in red. I own the yellow version in my spinning reel section.

 

As a great approver of fishing in general and specially awarded Royal crest for the A.B.Ufabriken company, the King has received
many ABU products for his fishing and visula appreciated. He has returned these reels to be on display in the ABU museum.

 

The complete suite of ABU bakelight spacer reels as well as the customised Record 2100 with different spool.

 

The one off black Record 1300 and red version also a test colour.

 

More beautiful shop display advertising

 

Fishing Award from 1998 and monochrome images from up to  60+ years ago.

 

Now we see the painted watercolour artwork from which the paper lure boxed were copied. ABU Sillen oversize moulds.

            

Workbench from the 40s for taximeters and Telurs

 

 

The fabulous protoyypes of the ABU 20 and 30 series IGFA reels. Also seen the ABU 50 which was never produced for sale.
Likewise the red annodised finish on the ABU 20/30 series reels scratched too easily and stainless steel was utilised instead.

 

 

Turning into the older workshop section, Len relates an amusing video anecdote about his father which
I hope to bring to you here courtesy of utube when I figure out  how to do this.

                                           

Here see the huge lure display and more Halda/Record era taximeters and reel part displays.

 



More to be added.....



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