The great knowledge bank about
AB Urfabriken, ABU
Ambassadeur 5000, RECORD & PEBECO
A unique collection built on decades of independent research, original catalogues and preserved material from AB Urfabriken. Serial numbers, production data, models, catalogues and documentation that cannot be found anywhere else are gathered here — accessible to collectors and anglers all over the world.
Four ways into the history.
From the factory in Svängsta to every single edition of Napp och Nytt — here the material is collected and searchable.
AB Urfabriken history
From watch factory 1921 to world-leading manufacturer of fishing reels in Svängsta.
Ambassadeur 5000
Model history, generations and details from 1952 until the final production year.
The Catalogue Archive
RECORD, PEBECO and Napp och Nytt — digitized, searchable and available for members.
Production & serial number lookup
Search the number under the reel foot to get the year and month of manufacture, plus production figures year by year.
The collector behind the archive.
Mikael Risberg has for decades collected, documented, and digitized ABU's catalogues, exploded views, and advertising material.
All content is based on originals from his own collection — scanned page by page and made searchable.
Read the full story →An ongoing research project.
The content on this site is based on Mikael Risberg's own research: original catalogues, brochures, exploded views and other material in his own collection have been read, compared and interpreted page by page. The conclusions are his own and are added to as new material appears.
Found something you believe is incorrect? Please get in touch with a comment, ideally with a source or facts supporting the correction — the information will then be reviewed and the page updated.