Saturday, June 29, 2013

The biggest ABBA auction ever: 25,000 items!

Photo: Stockholms auktionsverk.
The Swedish auction company Stockholms auktionsverk prepares for the biggest auction of ABBA memorabilia ever. They are selling the collection of ABBA's tailor Thomas Nordin that comprises 25,000 items!

The items were put on display on June 28 and the auction will be hold over the internet on August 10-11. Among the objects are the rare 12 inch records Hovas Vittne and Sång till Görel, pressed in 250 copies each. Other goodies are ABBA clogs produced for the US market, soap bars, paper dolls, clippings, books and posters.

Read more here (practise your Swedish):
http://auktionsverket.se/aktuellt/abba-memorabilia-pa-stadsauktion/

http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/abba-i-vara-hjartan-och-planbocker/ 

TV (no subtitles but you'll get a good view of some of the items):
http://tv.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/article14657.ab

http://www.tv4play.se/program/utvalda-nyhetsklipp?video_id=2387588

http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/1313289/abba-under-klubban

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