I found these on CL several years ago. I bought the pair, two pairs of 45 lb standard olympic plates and an olympic plate holder for $50. They're currently painted OD green. I plan to paint them flat black in due time.
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Thread: Vintage Iron Thread
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08-22-2012, 03:36 PM #31
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08-23-2012, 04:47 AM #32
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08-23-2012, 06:07 PM #33
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Sweet plates. Respect them! Andy Jackson was a master of iron!
You need a good rack, a bench, and a 300-lb Olympic weight set. Now, what was your question?
My home gym: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=652376&p=1465291461&viewfull=1#post1465291461.
()---() York Barbell Club #1 (DD, RH, Kg) ()---() []---[] Equipment Crew #36 []---[] []---[] Ivanko Barbell Crew #51 []---[] [M]===[6] Mech6 Crew #29 [M]===[6] ~~ 4 Horsemen ~~
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08-27-2012, 09:50 AM #34
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08-27-2012, 10:14 AM #35
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Dictionary.com says "representing the high quality of a past time: vintage cars; vintage movies. " or in our case "vintage weights".
I think that we are referring to when the weights were made in the good ole USA, but I'm not sure."Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did" Mark Twain
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats" H. L. Mencken
[]---[] Equipment Crew #42 []---[] ()---() York Barbell Club #18 ()---()
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08-27-2012, 11:23 AM #36
You know, I asked myself about how to define "vintage" when I started this thread. I think of it as pretty much anything more than 20 years old, but if someone posted a picture of something really cool that was made yesterday in this thread, I certainly wouldn't give them a hard time about it! If you have something to show off, go for it! This wouldn't be the first time that a thread went a little off track, now would it?
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08-27-2012, 11:41 AM #37
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08-27-2012, 04:11 PM #38
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08-27-2012, 04:41 PM #39
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09-11-2012, 11:43 AM #40
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09-11-2012, 12:24 PM #41
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09-11-2012, 12:30 PM #42
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09-12-2012, 01:03 PM #43
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09-12-2012, 01:06 PM #44
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09-12-2012, 01:11 PM #45
Only 40 more posts to go...
Yeah, I'd have thought something like that would exist by now. There really isn't all that much info about York history out there in the internet - at least not in a central organized location - unless I just haven't found it. Also, the Wikipedia article for York sucks too. I'd post more about it if I know enough, but I'm still learning and I find that I have to pick up little bits of info along the way from myriad sources.
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09-12-2012, 01:58 PM #46
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09-12-2012, 05:17 PM #47
Yeah, I was kind of hoping that this thread would become a sort of repository for exactly that kind of information--maybe not an actual timeline, but enough bits and pieces of information that people would be able to piece it all together without too much trouble. It's a little early to say whether that will be the case or not. On the bright side, look at some of the information that we have already collected--I believe we have pictures of some York plates from the 30's, which you NEVER see, and some from the 50's, which you only see rarely. With a little luck, AttyGuy will show up soon to help answer the questions about JackBravo's bumper plates. We have a few pics of some Hofmanns and Jacksons as well. We are off to a good start!
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09-12-2012, 07:43 PM #48
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09-13-2012, 04:24 AM #49
Some one had previously mentioned the site called "Iron History", where there is a ton on info and a lot of hard core collectors (or hoarders, depending on your perspective!!). It sounds like you could find out a lot more historical info about York and the other brands there. But be aware that they have a 100 post requirement (similar to the 50 post here) before you can get access to the forums that talk exclusively about vintage weight equipment.
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09-13-2012, 09:05 AM #50
Just from what I've read about other people's experiences with that site, I'm not even going to sign up. I went to that site and apparently you cant even view those forums. If I ever hit 50 posts here I'll post pictures and info on what little York stuff I have. I think we should start a parallel and more open information exchange here.
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09-13-2012, 09:14 AM #51
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did" Mark Twain
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats" H. L. Mencken
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09-13-2012, 09:53 AM #52
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For anyone interested in some of the older plates, go to the middle of this website and there's a video with a bunch of older plates on display including Yorks and Jacksons.
http://zacheven-esh.com/my-vintage-y...bell-gym-tour/"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did" Mark Twain
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats" H. L. Mencken
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09-13-2012, 10:11 AM #53
Part two of the tour is here....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1DFreZNS_A
Guy must have had a ton of stuff listed on EBay. Seemed like he had flyers on half his stuff!!!!
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09-13-2012, 10:22 AM #54
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did" Mark Twain
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats" H. L. Mencken
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09-13-2012, 10:37 AM #55
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09-13-2012, 10:44 AM #56
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Anyone that buys alot of equipment knows that you have to large lots to get what you want at, selling the overflow off.
Being from Jersey originally, I guessed that (him being from Jersey when he metioned Metuchen originally, but mentioning Jersey City really sealed the deal. I'm guessing that you are also from Jersey or you'd call it NEW Jersey, ."Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did" Mark Twain
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats" H. L. Mencken
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09-13-2012, 04:28 PM #59
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