York Barbell Club - Part II

[EricAtl]

Finally picked up a sharpie paint pen and covered up most of the gold. Not only was the gold color terrible, but it was not a neat pain job, so you can still see some gold when you look closely. The white is a huge improvement.

[chadsalt]

Finally picked up a sharpie paint pen and covered up most of the gold. Not only was the gold color terrible, but it was not a neat pain job, so you can still see some gold when you look closely. The white is a huge improvement.

We'll have to take your word for it.

[EricAtl]

We'll have to take your word for it.

How about a 1000 words.

[chadsalt]

We'll have to take your word for it.

How about a 1000 words.

LOL. I was looking on my phone last night, your pics of the gold lettered plates showed up.....not the white. Thought you forgot the new pics. Nice job, does look a lot better.

[EricAtl]

LOL. I was looking on my phone last night, your pics of the gold lettered plates showed up.....not the white. Thought you forgot the new pics. Nice job, does look a lot better.

Had some trouble uploading the new pic so I put up my post without it for about 2 minutes then was able to upload it with an edit. So you are not crazy, you must have looked at my post right before the new pic went up.

[darren.dugan]

Don't know if it's a decent price or not, but seemed like a cool pair of dumbbells to share here:

http://denver.craigslist.org/spo/5859480443.html

[urbanlifter]

Interdasting, York set popped up in Illinois. Appears to be non-45 stamped plates, ship wheel collars, and a 50's bar as far as I can tell. Seems priced right about market value though, but open to offers....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/York-olympic...4AAOSwA3dYG-b8

[SomeIronBoy]

Don't know if it's a decent price or not, but seemed like a cool pair of dumbbells to share here:

http://denver.craigslist.org/spo/5859480443.html

Given since these are the roundhead remakes you can buy a pair for about 350 new.

[AttyGuy]

Interdasting, York set popped up in Illinois. Appears to be non-45 stamped plates, ship wheel collars, and a 50's bar as far as I can tell. Seems priced right about market value though, but open to offers....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/York-olympic...4AAOSwA3dYG-b8

Late 50's to 60's set.

[61PWCC]

Any idea when YORK started making these ones??



I ask cuz I believe I'm seeing them in a picture from the early 1950s. If that is true, then that would be MUCH sooner than I anticipated.

[AttyGuy]

Any idea when YORK started making these ones??



I ask cuz I believe I'm seeing them in a picture from the early 1950s. If that is true, then that would be MUCH sooner than I anticipated.

They were originally Standard plates. When did York start making 100s and 75s?

[61PWCC]

They were originally Standard plates. When did York start making 100s and 75s?

Yes.

[irongrandpa]

Any idea when YORK started making these ones??



I ask cuz I believe I'm seeing them in a picture from the early 1950s. If that is true, then that would be MUCH sooner than I anticipated.

I'm interested in any information on these also. I've got a pair of 50's and a pair of 100's that are bored out to fit olympic bars.

[61PWCC]

They were originally Standard plates. When did York start making 100s and 75s?

Yes.

[dieselmike]

I ask cuz I believe I'm seeing them in a picture from the early 1950s. If that is true, then that would be MUCH sooner than I anticipated.

61PWCC? Can you provide referenced picture please?

[61PWCC]

61PWCC? Can you provide referenced picture please?

No. It will be a distraction from the question I posited.

[dieselmike]

No. It will be a distraction from the question I posited.

Fair enough. And probably very true.

[RemainDieHard]

Here's a unicorn for you guys - York thin 4 spoke 45 that's lathed instead of milled

[AttyGuy]

Interesting. Any other plates from this set? More pics of the back? Any other distinguishing features?

[RemainDieHard]

It was the only York he had, and most of the other plates he had were current plates. No back story. OD is 17.5.

[STR8OUT]

Man that York is a first! The "45" is crooked too... maybe bought in china town? lol

[RemainDieHard]

Huh nice catch, I didn't even notice that. Maybe it was a prototype is what someone else suggested.

[AttyGuy]

Bumping the thread. Calling for new members and for new designations. For instance, we should have a designator for members with a complete globe set. Not the under 15 lb globes or only NorthernMortis could claim that designation.

[WeakSauz]

I'm not the most active guy on here, nor am I the most educated on York items in general. But I've got a few things recently:

-York Split sleeve bar
-Unmilled 1960's/70's 100's (the ones that were bored out to 2" at the factory)
-Unmilled 35's

Speaking of the 35's, this is what mine are:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-York...3D151998466034


Is this serious? He's got to be dreaming (or am i wrong?)

[AttyGuy]

Let's see pics of your stuff!

[WeakSauz]

Let's see pics of your stuff!

Sure man! You're going to have to excuse the poor quality pics- Just stepped out to the garage and snapped these:

Hundos:


I got these from an old man (75 years old). He got them from a local YMCA in High Point, North Carolina in 1972. He said they had been in that YMCA for 8-10 years at that point from what he remembered.
Not sure if I want to strip and repaint these satin black.

Split Sleeve Bar:
This one is in pretty rough shape and all of the knurling is pretty much smoothed out. I still like it, and it's straight as an arrow.

I haven't yet began any restoration on it





UnMilled 35's (1950-1960's?):
These look hideous right now because I've had them soaking in paint stripper. The previous owners had these things coated in probably 20 layers of different color paints (not exaggerating). I filled a plastic grocery bag with paint.

Next, they're getting a through cleaning, mineral spirits, etc.

Again- may leave these bare metal with an oil coating.



Apparently folks are asking astronomical prices for these on eBay, which is strange to me. I didn't really see any of this stuff as "valuable" like that

I'll post updates as I make progress on cleaning up those 35's

[mattmouser]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post. I'm a long time viewer.

I just picked up what I believe to be a vintage milled York barbell set w/ what I'm hoping is a York split-sleeve barbell.

I have a couple of quick questions. The bar is rusty as all get out. I've been scrubbing with a scotch brite and CLR as I read in other posts, but not much is coming off. It's taking forever. (you can see in the photos I was able to get the middle of the bar clean since it had no knurling, but everywhere else is just a pain to get clean) Would a brass wire brush on a drill be ok to use?

My next question is if I can get help identifying my bar? It looked like a York split sleeve, but I can't find the York stamp on it anywhere and instead of a pin to punch on the donuts - it had a threaded hole for a screw (which is missing). Also, the donuts themselves are threaded on to the bar. Is this normal for a York, or is this another brand/model of bar? I did some research and came across an old post on CF forums where someone had what looks to be the exact same bar and concluded it was a York bar from the 60's... Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance!
Matt

[CliveWarren]

Matt, that bar looks familiar. I can't remember the details. Can you measure it for us? I believe older barbells have less room between the sleeves and aren't rackable.

Also, we need to see your plates! Including the backs.

[dieselmike]

Matt,

Personally I would take a wire wheel to that bar. Knock off all the rust then polish the non knurled areas with steel wool. Finally, cold blue the shaft and the oil it down.

I know there is a lot of info to get through in these threads. But you will see that not all York Split Sleeves have a York, PA/York Barbell Stamp. Prior to the roll pins holding on the donuts, York did indeed use the screw-on donut and a hex set screw. Not saying for sure it's a York you have there without seeing more detail. But I am saying don't rule it out because of lack of those features.

Check out the inside collar when the 2" sleeve is removed. Look for identifying marks. Such as numbers that may look like a date. i.e "04 79", "11 78", etc...

[AttyGuy]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post. I'm a long time viewer.

I just picked up what I believe to be a vintage milled York barbell set w/ what I'm hoping is a York split-sleeve barbell.

I have a couple of quick questions. The bar is rusty as all get out. I've been scrubbing with a scotch brite and CLR as I read in other posts, but not much is coming off. It's taking forever. (you can see in the photos I was able to get the middle of the bar clean since it had no knurling, but everywhere else is just a pain to get clean) Would a brass wire brush on a drill be ok to use?

My next question is if I can get help identifying my bar? It looked like a York split sleeve, but I can't find the York stamp on it anywhere and instead of a pin to punch on the donuts - it had a threaded hole for a screw (which is missing). Also, the donuts themselves are threaded on to the bar. Is this normal for a York, or is this another brand/model of bar? I did some research and came across an old post on CF forums where someone had what looks to be the exact same bar and concluded it was a York bar from the 60's... Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance!
Matt

Yes, we need measurements.