ABU's Old Classics!

Here we have an unusual Ambassadeur which is complete being a  very rare mint in first type of plain cardboard box  owned by Peter of Stockholm.

It is for all the world like a Record Ambassadeur but without any Record or the soon to appear ABU engraving.

The date of engraving changeover would be sometime in  1958. It's serialized number is 73409 which means no accurate dating is possible.

My friend Uffe Edefuhr tells me he has only ever seen two of these reels personally but he  believes a batch of 15 to 20 may have been made.

Thanks to Peter Jonsson of Stockholm Sweden for sharing!

 

 

 

 

 

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 If you are a person that has collected some unusual ABU reels or 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!