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GaborNagyRIP
 IP: 66.41.47.86 Sep 28, 08 - 3:38 PM |
Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Pictures from Gaboratory factory in Burbank, CA. These were taken before Gabor died, before Steve Gerlach, before Gaboratory International, before Maria stole the equipment and some Japanese moron filed a meritless lawsuit claiming he had the right to the Gaboratory name. This is where all of the original pieces were made after Gabor moved to Burbank from LaBrea (where he was temporarily after moving from the original location on Melrose).           
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nomads
IP: 66.91.113.195 Sep 28th, 2008 - 4:04 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
tinyclown, the picture behind Gabor desk close to the super XXX Shirt. that picture is so rare and hard to get..pictures of wild Malibu boys back in the days include Bill Wall & Travis Walker and the rest of the gangs. you right, and that Japanese moron (Hiro)actually suing and claim that they own the name of the rights and everything of Gaboratory, their new name Gaboratory International and they changed again which is Gabor Inc USA. I knew only some people that have the original pieces, not the Gaboratory International, or Gabor Inc USA. Some even the old vintage gabor pieces does not even have the stamped at all. Thanks for the pics and insde scoop brother it gave us a closer look where Gabor and the rest of his crews did back in the days.  RIP Gabor Nagy
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slava
IP: 24.168.22.225 Sep 28th, 2008 - 4:15 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Wow, this is pretty wild, thanks for inside scoop and great rare pictures. Rest in pride Gabor Nagy! |
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GaborNagyRIP
IP: 66.41.47.86 Sep 29th, 2008 - 11:58 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Five easy Gabor pieces on a background by Travis Walker and Bill Wall. A couple of things are worth noting. The two bracelets have T-bars that date to before Gabor started using the twin skull T-Bar with the "Gaboratory" stamp. The wallet chain is 26 inches and has a quick-change stainless clip at the wallet end. I was never a big fan of the T-bar and ring combination that everyone uses to attach the chain to the wallet. There were problems with the casting of the longer links that make up the chain. Early generations of these links had a tendency to break off at the ends. The chain had a skull cross pendant at one point, but after wearing it like that for a while I decided to go for a simpler (and lighter) look so I had Gabor take it back off. There are versions of the belt clip that have skulls incorporated, but I opted to go with a simpler and cleaner version of that particular piece also. Sometimes less is more, particularly when you're wearing several pieces at the same time. The background is the back of a BWL vest that Travis made for me back when they all worked out of the garage at Bill's folks house. Enjoy. 
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Greg
IP: 68.39.159.237 Sep 29th, 2008 - 12:24 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Great looking silver. Notice how clean the shop looks in those pictures? Was that the way Gabor kept the place or was it cleaned up for the pics? |
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slava
IP: 64.3.169.70 Sep 29th, 2008 - 12:34 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Don't know if all of you saw these reare pics of Gabor and Bill Wall:    |
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GaborNagyRIP
IP: 66.41.47.86 Sep 29th, 2008 - 12:39 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
That's pretty much the way the shop looked, particularly in the early years when Reid (of Reid MFG) was doing a lot of Gabor's assembly work. In the early days Gabor was there pretty much all the time, but in later years that was not the case. These photos were taken sometime in 1998 and it is probably Gerlach whose back can be seen in two of the shots sitting at the main assembly station. Gabor was not there when these photos were taken. The other person appearing in one of the photos is Gabor's business partner Pasquale Zaza. Gabor went through a few other assemblers between Reid and Gerlach. Obviously these photos were taken on a day when they were not casting or getting pieces ready for shipment. The large tool box in the middle of the room sometimes had dozens of pieces spread out on it when stuff was about to go out to Japan. |
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GaborNagyRIP
IP: 66.41.47.86 Sep 29th, 2008 - 12:41 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
That's Maria Nagy in between Gabor and Bill. |
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GaborNagyRIP
IP: 66.41.47.86 Sep 29th, 2008 - 12:46 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Actually, I will correct myself, that is the polishing station that Gerlach is sitting at. The large black thing that says "Gaboratory" on it on the back wall is an uncut piece of hide, not a t-shirt. |
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nomads
IP: 66.91.113.195 Sep 29th, 2008 - 1:43 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
WOW This is getting interesting and more inside scoops..Awesome priceless pieces that you got Brother. my bad, i thought it was XXX t shirt on the back ground. Wow thats big piece of hide...Slava, man i never knew Gabor like to pimpin all his pieces infront of the camera too  and wearing torn up Travis shirt. Awesome pics guys, man, I'll be in LA tommorow Slava, hang out all day with Travis and i should tell him to check out this thread, probably brought up some more fun memories. I'll keep you posted, may be i will dig TW work shop if he got any of his old vintage pieces.
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nomads
IP: 66.91.113.195 Sep 29th, 2008 - 1:47 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
tinyclown, thats the bracelets that iam talking about that no "gaboratory" stamp at all, and the large skull ring with jaw that not G stamp crown at all. Wow your collections are priceless. quick question that i got confused "Marcelo" thats Reid MFG? i heard back in the days there is dude that help making leathers for Gabor??? |
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GaborNagyRIP
IP: 66.41.47.86 Sep 29th, 2008 - 2:12 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Reid's full name is Reid Rolland if I remember correctly. The spelling of his last name could be off a little bit. He sells/sold his own silver to Japan under the name "Reid MFG" and you can find pictures online of some of his pieces. The easiest pieces to recognize are the Tiki's. Reid worked for Gabor for a number of years. Reid's role in making Gaboratory as prominent as it was has gone largely unnoticed and that is a shame, but that is often the case when your name is not on the front door. Travis may know where you can find Reid. Gabor had several different people making leather for him in the later years. I moved away from California in 1995, so my knowledge of who did what after that is limited or second-hand. |
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slava
IP: 64.3.169.70 Sep 29th, 2008 - 2:28 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Don't know about Reid much but two lines of jewelry by Steve Gerlach can be found right on my web site SilverAnarchy.com Steve Gerlach Uncle Dutch Authentic |
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dez
IP: 69.67.188.74 Sep 29th, 2008 - 3:41 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Thanks Tinycown this is by far the coolest post I have seen in ages! Did you used to work at Gaboraory as well? Those vintage pieces that you posted are awesome, would love to see what else you have in your colection 
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GaborNagyRIP
IP: 66.41.47.86 Sep 29th, 2008 - 4:32 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
That's pretty much all I have as far as Gabor is concerned. I sold, traded or gave away many of the pieces I had before I left LA. The only other unusual thing I have is one of the original 300 Gaboratory catalogues. I have a bunch of BWL pieces, mostly leather, but nothing extraordinary. I never worked at Gaboratory or for Gabor in any way. I met him through a common friend who owned Wood Cycles on LaBrea. Gabor had his workshop there for a very short amount of time, probably a month or two at most, in 1992. I visited Gabor's showroom on Melrose only one time before it closed. Back in those days, Gabor could not afford to have actual silver pieces in his showcases, so he made a bunch of assembled necklaces and bracelets out of wax and painted them silver so the customers could see what the finished pieces would look like. |
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Matthew
IP: 69.24.179.245 Sep 29th, 2008 - 7:23 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Would love to see some BWL "leather" pieces. |
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GaborNagyRIP
IP: 66.41.47.86 Sep 29th, 2008 - 7:42 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
You mean like this one:  |
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Matthew
IP: 69.24.179.245 Sep 29th, 2008 - 8:24 PM |
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Matthew
IP: 69.24.179.245 Sep 29th, 2008 - 8:25 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Yes, like that! |
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Traveler
IP: 117.20.187.36 Sep 30th, 2008 - 6:40 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Is the wallet make by Ron? 
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CruelHoax
IP: 24.239.69.88 Sep 30th, 2008 - 11:08 PM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
yup same satan, check his bike seat on his cafe racer...one too many - post |
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slava
IP: 64.3.169.70 Oct 1st, 2008 - 9:04 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Another great pic of Bill Wall holding his custom leather jacket with HUGE Gaboratory snake pin on it. 
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Saint
IP: 94.192.15.116 Oct 1st, 2008 - 11:01 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Amazing stuff. Thanks to all for those great pics. Seriously, it is great to preserve the history of the great silver masters. Couple of questions, what is the long rod with a gabor skull on it next to the two bracelets? Does anyone havea picture of the back of that BWL jacket? There is a great hi-res pic on the BWL online shop site. But only of the front of it. Finally, what about the gabor produced with A&G? I saw it in Ueno Tokyo with authentic looking guarantee cards, is that "Gabor produced by A&G" authentic. If so anyone own any? I had a good look, and it felt great, even if it was polished to a mirror finish. Anyway, thanks again for those amazing pictures. |
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slava
IP: 64.3.169.70 Oct 1st, 2008 - 11:15 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
The "rod" between the two Gabor bracelets is a cocktail straw... Gabor made a lot of cool/weird things back in the days, including one of a kind wood/leather boxes with silver hardware, leather planners, boots and such. I'll try to find some better pics of these kind of items. |
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nomads
IP: 38.98.7.27 Oct 3rd, 2008 - 3:00 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Brother Saint, A&G for Gabor are just a tribute design, not really collaboration at all. i believe they already stop the production of it, Gabor inc USA (Japan owned) told them to stop manufacturing. Anyway tinyclown, slava, i was with Travis today and i was trippin i got a chance to hold some of original Gabor skull pieces that no stamp mark at all, its fuckin beautiful, once i come back from La i will post some pictures. include the the first original Gabor shop before La Brea, and suprising that i never know that Maria Nagy also help Gabor in designing & carving waxes. no wonder she took the equipments.tonight having a blast dinner with Logan in Santa Monica, will post some pics it when i come back brother Slava. we talk a lot about you too man. |
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slava
IP: 64.3.169.70 Oct 3rd, 2008 - 8:57 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
That sounds great, man. Thanks! Would love to see those pictures you took. |
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slava
IP: 64.3.169.70 Oct 8th, 2008 - 10:57 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Some more Gabor for your viewing pleasure:                 
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slava
IP: 64.3.169.70 Oct 8th, 2008 - 11:57 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Few more of Gabor. Notice the leather box with heavy silver on the top, the one I told you about earlier...   
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Greg
IP: 68.39.159.237 Oct 9th, 2008 - 9:48 AM |
The Way it Was
Slava, great series of pictures! I really like the two Gabor shirts. I dig the way the one has the scalloped front. |
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A.C.
IP: 58.106.127.129 Oct 10th, 2008 - 2:13 AM |
Re: Gaboratory - The Way it Was
Hi,A.C. here. Just have to say this is one of the best posts I have seen ,since coming to the site. Thank's Guys, just makes me think oh yes! I love silver. Some great photos,Nice to see real class and not the cheap copies that are around at the moment. 
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