Vintage Iron Thread

[AttyGuy]

Sweet. What singles do you have? There's a York and Ivanko singles thread...

[EricAtl]

I had a pretty good haul today. I got pairs of roundheads from 10-60 lbs plus a very nice rack that is too big to fit in my house. Also, after two years of holding on to a deep dish billard I found it's mate at a scrap yard Saturday.

The dumbell pic is my current collection of pairs. I have a few more singles I am looking to make pairs of.

Very nice

[nissan11]

Sweet. What singles do you have? There's a York and Ivanko singles thread...

The singles I would love to pair are a 7, 4 and 1. I will check out that singles thread, thanks.

[Sboarder1964]

Saw this 50 lb olympic Billard plate the other day. I've never seen anything like it. My guess (as well as some others) is that it's a bored out standard plate. It's double sided, not deep dish. Pretty cool none-the-less.

The warehouse owner offered to sell it for $20. He also said if no one buys it, he'll put it on eBay (meaning he'll probably ship it if you ask). Here is a link to the ad:
https://dayton.craigslist.org/spo/d/...479146489.html
(Don't bother asking if he has any Yorks left).

[vhd16]

Saw this 50 lb olympic Billard plate the other day. I've never seen anything like it. My guess (as well as some others) is that it's a bored out standard plate. It's double sided, not deep dish. Pretty cool none-the-less.

The warehouse owner offered to sell it for $20. He also said if no one buys it, he'll put it on eBay (meaning he'll probably ship it if you ask). Here is a link to the ad:
https://dayton.craigslist.org/spo/d/...479146489.html

So is this a standard plates that was bored out to olympic plate? I have seen quiet few of same exact plate but then I thought they were all 1" plates

[tezza198]

Those are some old school plates I like them

[joshuadickey]

Hey, I picked up some old plates a couple days back and I was wondering how old they were... after scouring the internet, this appears to be the place to find out. Unfortunately I can't post pictures, but if you add forward slashes where the spaces are it should work:

flic.kr p EPjfMv

Coincidentally, I picked up the weights from the same Craigslist add sboarder1964 mentioned

[ChuckRose67]

Your 35s are late 60s-80s. Smaller plates 1990s.

[joshuadickey]

Hey that was fast! Thanks so much for the information... I just got my boys to bed so now I get to go lift for the first time in a couple years... I'm doing strong lifts 5x5 starting with the bar, so it will be a few weeks before the old York's get back in commission. It's kind of cool thinking about all the sweat they've seen over the last 50 years...

[AttyGuy]

Hey, I picked up some old plates a couple days back and I was wondering how old they were... after scouring the internet, this appears to be the place to find out. Unfortunately I can't post pictures, but if you add forward slashes where the spaces are it should work:



Coincidentally, I picked up the weights from the same Craigslist add sboarder1964 mentioned

The 35s look to be late 50s to 70's. By the 70's, the direction of the "35" switched. The Hercules plates, if they have a "USA" stamp on them are the first version of York's economy line plates, poured here in the U.S. Subsequent versions of the Hercules line of Olympic plates were made in China. You could easily flip the 35s and get money for more plates, or keep them and put together a 70's/80's set.

Opie, there's a York thread for stuff like this.

[EricAtl]

Hey, I picked up some old plates a couple days back and I was wondering how old they were... after scouring the internet, this appears to be the place to find out. Unfortunately I can't post pictures, but if you add forward slashes where the spaces are it should work:

flic.kr p EPjfMv

Coincidentally, I picked up the weights from the same Craigslist add sboarder1964 mentioned

Link:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/281379...n/photostream/

[joshuadickey]

Atty, thanks for all the information! I like the way the plates look and I'll probably just stand pat, but out of curiosity, how difficult (expensive) would it be to pursue a full set of 70s York's, and conversely how much could I reasonably expect to get if I were to sell the 35s?

Thanks so much for your time and expertise!

[Sboarder1964]

...how difficult (expensive) would it be to pursue a full set of 70s York's, and conversely how much could I reasonably expect to get if I were to sell the 35s?

If you knew what to look for when you made that pick-up, you could have made a whole set for $.50 a pound!

Yorks were mass produced for decades so it's not impossible that another deal like that would pop up. Otherwise, from someone that KNOWS what they have, expect to pay around $1 per lb., but higher on eBay. So you could easily double your money if you flip the 35s.

[joshuadickey]

Thanks, that's not too bad... I did get as much a matched set of York's as I could find, 5s 10s 25s and 35s but he was completely out of 45s and 2.5s by the time i got there

[irongrandpa]

Thanks, that's not too bad... I did get as much a matched set of York's as I could find, 5s 10s 25s and 35s but he was completely out of 45s and 2.5s by the time i got there

What's your location? Your profile lists Florida. People here can help you locate what you're looking for lot's of time, but we need to know where you are and how far you want to go to get items.

[joshuadickey]

Yeah I need to update the profile... I live in Dayton, oh. I'd probably drive a couple hours if the deal was good otherwise.

[Sboarder1964]

Thanks, that's not too bad... I did get as much a matched set of York's as I could find, 5s 10s 25s and 35s but he was completely out of 45s and 2.5s by the time i got there

There were still three 60s-80s milled 25 lb plates. Might as well go back since you're local. For $0.50 per lb, you'll be kicking yourself later if you don't.

Also, you can upload and attach images to your post... no need to dance around the URL restriction.

[irongrandpa]

There were still three 60s-80s milled 25 lb plates. Might as well go back since your local. For $0.50 per lb, you'll be kicking yourself later if you don't.

Also, you can upload and attach images to your post... no need to dance around the URL restriction.

Agree with this 100%. At $0.50/lb I'd buy all of them he had whether I needed them or not.

[urbanlifter]

I live in Dayton, oh.

Dem nervous feels, all I need is another vintage goober in my area.....(haha)

[61PWCC]

Some 10s got a new home today....

[Sboarder1964]

Agree with this 100%. At $0.50/lb I'd buy all of them he had whether I needed them or not.

Well I wouldn't take away a good deal from other York enthusiasts so I could resell for a profit. That's why I left them. There's the difference between a collector and a flipper.

[urbanlifter]

There's the difference between a collector and a flipper.

Both are useless @ssholes who don't even lift, not seeing much a difference here....


bwhahaha

[matrix563]

Both are useless @ssholes who don't even lift, not seeing much a difference here....


bwhahaha

didnt you flip legend benches? lol

[urbanlifter]

didnt you flip legend benches? lol

When you train regularly your needs change regularly...

The difference is the original intent, when the hobby itself is profits you become a flipper. My hobby is GAINZ

[irongrandpa]

Well I wouldn't take away a good deal from other York enthusiasts so I could resell for a profit. That's why I left them. There's the difference between a collector and a flipper.

Who said anything about reselling? . Besides, most collections are much more than what anyone needs. I've spent quite a few years collecting my York plates and dumbells, I've sold all my Ivanko plates but not the Yorks.

[crutoi]

Saw this 50 lb olympic Billard plate the other day. I've never seen anything like it. My guess (as well as some others) is that it's a bored out standard plate. It's double sided, not deep dish. Pretty cool none-the-less.

The warehouse owner offered to sell it for $20. He also said if no one buys it, he'll put it on eBay (meaning he'll probably ship it if you ask). Here is a link to the ad:
https://dayton.craigslist.org/spo/d/...479146489.html
(Don't bother asking if he has any Yorks left).

i have a matching Olympic bilalrd and weider singles in NJ

[crutoi]

any one have any extra milo duples handles(the wooden ones) by any chance...

[eoakland]

What's up guys, been a while since i posted anything....finally something to report. i got lucky and picked up a complete set of russian kg bumpers and a barbell (no collars). they are in great shape. not sure what the brand is, it has an A or a triangle as the brand. it's the exact brand that the popular Xfitter Dmitry Klokov uses in one of his home gym videos. not everyday i find a near complete russian set. the barbell itself is pretty bad ass. i will post pictures later.

[MyTatlas]

Sounds interesting comrade.

[AttyGuy]

Sounds interesting comrade.

Still waiting on the Big Wheel...