Vintage Iron Thread

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Here are the pics, in better order:

I can't seem to get away from these!!!

Oh, the humanity!!!!!

[dumb.bell]

Anyone have any idea what plates Arnold is using in this photo:

[RockCrshr]

Paramount Barbell deep dish plates

[dumb.bell]

Paramount Barbell deep dish plates

I posted this same picture in one of the other threads and said that I wondered if these were the Paramount plates that I'd heard of, so I guess my question has been answered.

Do they say Paramount on them, or just Standard Barbell? You wouldn't happen to have a better picture of one the Paramount plates would you?

[AttyGuy]

Dumb.bell, working off of memory, they say "Paramount." If you go through Arnold's book on bodybuilding you may see them. Vinko will know as well. . . .

[rthawker]

Found another pic on google images.

[RockCrshr]

I posted this same picture in one of the other threads and said that I wondered if these were the Paramount plates that I'd heard of, so I guess my question has been answered.

Do they say Paramount on them, or just Standard Barbell? You wouldn't happen to have a better picture of one the Paramount plates would you?

I have a pair of them. They are from the west coast so they are hard to find here in the east. The pair that I own came thru a friend of a friend out in San Diego.

[AttyGuy]

I have a pair of them. They are from the west coast so they are hard to find here in the east. The pair that I own came thru a friend of a friend out in San Diego.

Pics posted.

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Thanks for the pictures guys!!

[AttyGuy]

Again, Vinko has done some research on 3-spoke plates. I hope he sees the thread and joins in. . . .

[SpinLock]

Rockcrusher is that your single 75lb York plate? If so it looks just like the large hub 45.

[dumb.bell]

My Vintage Plate Wish List:

Pair of Unbranded Ivanko 100s
Pair of Paramount 45s
Pair of York 45s from the 1970s

[SpinLock]

My Vintage Plate Wish List:

Pair of Unbranded Ivanko 100s
Pair of Paramount 45s
Pair of York 45s from the 1970s

York 45s from the 70s shouldn't be too hard to come by. I keep tripping over them in my basement

[RockCrshr]

Rockcrusher is that your single 75lb York plate? If so it looks just like the large hub 45.

Yes it is the 75. The difference is in the letter R in York. The 45lb plate you have has a curved R, the 75 which is newer has a striaght R.

[dumb.bell]

York 45s from the 70s shouldn't be too hard to come by. I keep tripping over them in my basement

Sounds like a safety hazard, maybe I need to slip into that basement and remedy the situation for you - LOL!

[SpinLock]

If you're ever in the KC, MO area I'd hook you up. But I ain't shipping those things!

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If you're ever in the KC, MO area I'd hook you up. But I ain't shipping those things!

Sounds like I need to find an excuse for the drive!

[RockCrshr]

Here is a plate that Ole Miss has in their weightroom. The 45s that York made in the 90s for collages are a well made plate.

[AttyGuy]

Here is a plate that Ole Miss has in their weightroom. The 45s that York made in the 90s for collages are a well made plate.

[MUTASAN]

York 45s from the 70s shouldn't be too hard to come by. I keep tripping over them in my basement

perhaps if you lifted them once in a while, like they were intended for....you would'nt trip over them !!!

[AttyGuy]

perhaps if you lifted them once in a while, like they were intended for....you would'nt trip over them !!!

He hasn't finished lifting the late 30's plates.

[SpinLock]

He hasn't finished lifting the late 30's plates.

Basically this. I'm thinking of getting rid of all post 1950's weights for my gym, except for my roundheads.

[dumb.bell]

Can anyone tell me anything about BFCO plates?

I know they were made by the Bell Foundry Company in California. Just wondering what periods of time they would have been manufactured. Possibly the 60s and 70s? Anybody know?

[AttyGuy]

Can anyone tell me anything about BFCO plates?

I know they were made by the Bell Foundry Company in California. Just wondering what periods of time they would have been manufactured. Possibly the 60s and 70s? Anybody know?

60's and 70's, if made in America. West coast too, I think.

[AttyGuy]

Had the longest drive ever to Richmond today. snowone was supposed to drive with me, but his wife said no. Met ffrink outside of Richmond and swapped a non-USA-marked 100-lb roundhead for a USA-marked roundhead. Picked up York 90 and 95-lb globes, 110-lb Jackson globes and waxed 120-lb Jackson globes. The seller, an old friend and Richmond gear flipper gave me a pair of refurbished 45s and 25s for my having caught his craigslist ad and getting him a better price than he realized. It may be dog-eat-dog in the iron game collecting community, but not with friends. . . .



The painted hundos are going into my home gym and a lone 25 (thanks SkinnySquats) is a replacement for a friend who had a 25 go bad (loose head) on him. It happens.

There is no question that the 120s are waxed Jacksons. You can clearly see where "Jackson" would have been, had the foundry not waxed out the name in the casting. The York globes are interesting in that they are not as circular as the Jacksons, and that there is a roughness to them (apparently common). Also, on the 90's the "YORK" and "90" are facing the same direction, while on the 95s the "YORK" and "95" are facing in opposite directions.

[AttyGuy]

[SpinLock]

Those globes are pretty sweet. All of them.

[ndmike99]

I made a trip this morning and found a few gems:

These all appear to be York, but I could not seem to see any milling marks. I did not know York had unmilled 25s and 35s?





I also snagged a Universal 45lb plate and a Older looking Ivanko 45

[ndmike99]

I know these are not as great as some of the recent finds people have snagged, but I was pretty excited to see this name since it is the first time in probably 7-8 years I have seen any in person.

Not a bad 5lber but won't fit anything I have:



Nice set of 5s I can actually use:



Single 10, I can also use:



So I was a pretty happy guy. Oh and I also got 4 of these:














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They look nice on my plate loaded units:

[AttyGuy]

Some say the 35s with the number "35" going clockwise are older 35s. Also, plates. Would not be milled unless they were out of spec. York may not have begun milling until the late 60's or early 70's.

ETA: The Jacksons are killer. It's an Action Jackson weekend with those plates and the globes in Virginia!