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The newly build factory
Collecting Vintage B&O is not a hobby, its a lifestyle.
ha ha yes the current one as well (what I really liked about the integrity and plan behind just about everything (just in case it won't catch up - it can be easily school)
article view.asp?id=57not far from where my partner used to live ;)
bob
Don't worry - be Happy
Bob:ha ha yes the current one as well
Sadly not... the factory you see on the picture was bombed during WW2...
The factory was bombed during the night between the 14th and 15th of January 1945. It was a danish nazi sympathizer named Kai Bothildsen-Nielsen that stood behind the sabotage. The Bang-family lived on the factory area, and it was only due to the first detonator failing that they reached cover. Miraculously no one was hurt except for the watchdog, who didn't survive the explosion.
Svend Olufsen visited Kai Bothildsen-Nielsen after the liberation in Horsens State Prison to find out how Kai had passed through the comprehensive safety precautions around the factory, that Svend had designed him self. Kai agreed to write it all down before he was executed.
To the left you see the remains of the factory in 1945, in the middle the finished factory in 1946 and to the right an ad celebrating the new factory in 1947.
Source: http://www.recordere.dk/indhold/templates/design.aspx?articleid=5399#ixzz284idAQzp
Translated by me, but all credits goes to: Søren Nielsen, AVtainment
- Dennis
Wow, thank you for the amazing piece of history Dennis,
Really appreciate the effort with translation - I've just been me (British humour and all that) .... I knew it isn't the current one, but didn't know anything of what you've said.
I sure do plan to see B&O plant and museum sometime in future
Dennis: Sadly not... the fabric you see on the picture was bombed during WW2... - Dennis
Sadly not... the fabric you see on the picture was bombed during WW2...
Just realized that I wrote fabric instead of factory! It's because fabrik is factory on danish! I'll try not to confuse you more than necessary next time
The new factory you see in the picture below is built on the exact same spot as the old one and is still owned and used by Bang & Olufsen today - therefore I thought you meant, that the factory on the picture Søren posted, was the current one (Or at least part of ) as well.
Dennis: Just realized that I wrote fabric instead of factory! It's because fabrik is factory on danish! I'll try not to confuse you more than necessary next time - Dennis
I been taking Mickey out of Soren, but new the one in picture (stolen from Facebook) isn't the current one.
Not to worry - I'm personally blonde (used to be), but understand German (same thing) and 3 other languages and others got used to your funny ways by now - I'm sure
Dennis:Translated by me, but all credits goes to: Søren Nielsen, AVtainment
Thats OK Dennis, keep them coming, and thank you for the flowers, I just got of track searching for a TCA 750 for my BM 4400, dont find it in the US, but I dont think I will need it either. And I love these old stories, here my old pics