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In each official yearly ABU  catalog, items which were from the previous year were highlighted with these images , basically meaning new in Swedish.

I will attempt to show here as many as I can locate. I believe attitudes changed when the original family dynasty management ceased to be in control.

Publicly listed companies have different priorities and in many cases attitudes and goals change from one of excellence at all costs to one of obtaining best financial results for the investors.

Special one off undated catalogs were produced from 1941

1948 , 1949

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 Now in English 1958 1959

1960  1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

                   Record Fisken Gold  with Laurels

              The Award all ABU fishermen would love to earn!

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!