There is also a book titled Vintage Fishing Reels of Sweden by Daniel Skupien, that contains a large amount of valuable information on ABU Garcia fishing tackle, as well as a comprehensive work detailing the history of smaller Ambassadeur reels,´ Small Ambassadeurs: The Legendary Light-line Fishing Reels: The Ambassadeur 2500C, 1500C and related Models by authors Espen Sjaastad and Karl-Eric Svensson.I have a Garcia Ambassadeur 5000c,not in as good of condtion as yours because mine has seen many hours of casting and trolling.Never had the 6000 but have had a 40 both good reels.My 5000c is from around the late 1960s or early 1970s, don't remember what I paid for it but has been a great reel. Publications that aid the collector of merchandise of ABU Garcia include The Ambassadeur and I and its sequel The Ambassadeur and I Final Chapter both by Simon Shimomura. Specialist sites exist to aid finding these items such as Auction Angler. Rare items can fetch thousands of dollars. ĪBU Garcia Collectors from all around the world choose to buy, sell and exchange rare items on popular auction sites such as and (Swedish). Today, they still continue the Ambassadeur line, along with a branched off line of low profile cast reels, the Ambassadeur Revo.
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The professional angler Paul Gustafson worked for seven years as chief angling consultant for ABU Garcia.
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The famous Ambassadeur series of bait casting reels, which utilized advanced metal alloys, ball bearing friction interfaces, and precisely cut gears, was introduced at the New York World's Fair in 1954, and subsequent Ambassadeur models are still produced by the company. The Swedish built ABU 444, the company's first spinning reel, was introduced in 1955, followed in 1965 by the first model of the Cardinal series of spinning reels.īeginning in 1957, the company also became known for its advanced spin cast reels (Abumatic) featuring several engineering innovations such as level wind mechanisms (oscillating spools), under rod spin cast reel designs (the Abu 500 series) and improved drags for fighting larger gamefish.
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Modern developments Ī pair of ABU reels from the end of the 1960s, the smaller is the Cardinal 33, the larger is the Cardinal, 66, and the Swedish royal coat of arms, a right conferred by Royal Warrant, can be seen clearlyĪBU Garcia introduced a series of fishing reels and related products in the beginning of the 1950s. In November 2018, Newell sold Pure Fishing to Sycamore Partners. In December 2015, Newell Rubbermaid acquired Jarden Corporation. would go their own way, but the two brands would join together again under the Pure Fishing banner, only again to be sold to the Jarden Corporation in April 2007. of France, and in 1980, ABU AB acquired the New Jersey based Garcia Tackle Company, and changed their name to Abu Garcia. The Garcia Tackle Company of 1979 to 1980 was a short lived partnership between ABU and Mitchell S.A. Garcia was already involved in the importing, marketing and distributing of the Mitchell 300 spinning reel from France since 1947.
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The Garcia Corporation started importing and marketing ABU's many reels in the 1950s, including the famous Ambassadeur reels. The leading outdoor sports participant distributing and manufacturing firm Garcia Corporation (1947 to 1978) was the largest fishing tackle company of its time, formerly known under the earlier name Charles Garcia & Company New York City. However, the founder's son, Göte Borgström, a fishing enthusiast, soon redirected its focus towards fishing reels during World War II, when demand for those products diminished. The company, founded in 1921, originally manufactured watches, telephone timers and taximeters. Photo taken from the north.ĪB Urfabriken began at a factory located near the Mörrum River, in Blekinge, Sweden. The factory in Svängsta where there still is production.