Vintage Iron Thread

[ffrink]

It doesn't get more straightforward than that, I reckon.

I'll see what I can find out about the Weider plates. Thanks for the input!

I believe that the Weider 1.5lb plates are pretty rare.

[AttyGuy]

The 12 1/2 Yorks are interesting too. The Weiders may be from the 60's. Anything with pounds and kilos is probably 70's or newer.

[crutoi]

questinon for you guys. I'm trying to find out what sizes did these dumbbells come in(dan lurie globes), ivs seen 5s, 10s and 20s but cant find and info on what seizes were available... hoping to put together a complete set of these pistol grip globes. Also, any idea on their age?

Thank you

[EEB_27]

Was the weider 1.5's one sided? The York 12.5 is a wide letter plate from the 40's.


Atty...the 10's you posted. Were the backs blank or have a B on them?

[EEB_27]

questinon for you guys. I'm trying to find out what sizes did these dumbbells come in(dan lurie globes), ivs seen 5s, 10s and 20s but cant find and info on what seizes were available... hoping to put together a complete set of these pistol grip globes. Also, any idea on their age?

Thank you

Pretty sure they did those in 15 & 25's also. Probably the 60's...

[AttyGuy]

Was the weider 1.5's one sided? The York 12.5 is a wide letter plate from the 40's.


Atty...the 10's you posted. Were the backs blank or have a B on them?

I don't recall. Skinny may remember. I had two 5-lb A plates in that collection of Standard plates that he picked up.

[Josephbd]

Yes, the 1 1/2 were one sided with a B stamped on the back rim and an N at opposite side of the B marking, the 3 lb plates were the same as well as the 5's 7.5's all the way up to the 35's. I hope this helps.
QUOTE=AttyGuy;1260804311]I don't recall. Skinny may remember. I had two 5-lb A plates in that collection of Standard plates that he picked up.[/QUOTE]

[lefthook323]

I am still far from enough posts to upload pics,unless I am doing something incorrectly,but I did post a pic today on my instagram @ kerrytat2 of a Milo,missing the i,very odd.If you feel like poking around on it,go back in time,there are pics of LOU FERRIGNO,MILO,HERCULES old Weiders with ss stamp (1 1/2 lb to boot)...just have to sift through tattoo pics.Will post quality pics when I can here,got to post more.

[morebarbell]

I think York barbell made that plate. They're sand casted plates so there are minor differences from plate to plate. It looks like the "I" didn't cast well on that particular plate. Neat.

I am still far from enough posts to upload pics,unless I am doing something incorrectly,but I did post a pic today on my instagram @ kerrytat2 of a Milo,missing the i,very odd.If you feel like poking around on it,go back in time,there are pics of LOU FERRIGNO,MILO,HERCULES old Weiders with ss stamp (1 1/2 lb to boot)...just have to sift through tattoo pics.Will post quality pics when I can here,got to post more.

[lefthook323]

I think York barbell made that plate. They're sand casted plates so there are minor differences from plate to plate. It looks like the "I" didn't cast well on that particular plate. Neat.

thanks Mr!

[crutoi]

Pretty sure they did those in 15 & 25's also. Probably the 60's...

Does any one have a picture? I just don't want to Chase unicorns

[Northernmoris]

Does any one have a picture? I just don't want to Chase unicorns

[STR8OUT]

I have a pair of 10's that look like the above Milo's incase anyone is looking for a matching pair.

[EEB_27]

York did make the Milo Barbell plates. They were made up until about the mid 80's. I bought a set last summer from the original owner. He purchased it in the late 60's.

[EEB_27]

Does any one have a picture? I just don't want to Chase unicorns

I don't have a pic of 15's but here is the 25's

[EEB_27]

Here is a pic of the 1st and 2nd gen weider plates. The 1st gen didn't have anything on the back. 2nd gen had a "B" casted on the back. Starting in the 60's they went to a two sided plate. 1st gen is the only Weider plates I collect unless it's a 1.5 then will get any era.

1.5's


Weider even had a 3 lb plate that had a built in collar...

[Horgleton]

Here is a pic of the 1st and 2nd gen weider plates. The 1st gen didn't have anything on the back. 2nd gen had a "B" casted on the back. Starting in the 60's they went to a two sided plate. 1st gen is the only Weider plates I collect unless it's a 1.5 then will get any era.

Are you sure the B doesn't mark the plate as part of a pair? I have a pair of old Healthways 1.25lb plates. One has the Healthways brandname on it but is totally plain on the other side. The 2nd plate has the identical "1 1/4 LBS" imprint on it, but lacks the brandname, and has a "2" stamped on the backside. I always guessed the "2" was put there to mark that plate as being the 2nd plate out of a pair. Maybe the A and B were put on Weider plates to mark them as a pair.

[lefthook323]

I have seen that B on the back of old Weiders too,looks like the B on the Billard dimples,that only have the B.I assumed there was a connection to the foundry,because both have a ss with a number stamped on them(???)

[crutoi]

I don't have a pic of 15's but here is the 25's

Thanks, the search continues then

[Brentjohnf]

cool post!

[EEB_27]

Are you sure the B doesn't mark the plate as part of a pair? I have a pair of old Healthways 1.25lb plates. One has the Healthways brandname on it but is totally plain on the other side. The 2nd plate has the identical "1 1/4 LBS" imprint on it, but lacks the brandname, and has a "2" stamped on the backside. I always guessed the "2" was put there to mark that plate as being the 2nd plate out of a pair. Maybe the A and B were put on Weider plates to mark them as a pair.

The B doesn't mark it as part of a pair. The B was something they added to the 2nd gen plates in the 50's. Rest of the plate was the same as the 1st gen.

Are these the 1 1/4's you are referring to? The one without the brand on it was most likely just a generic plate but made at the same foundry as the healthways. I have both of these style plates in 10 lb & under. The numbers stamped on the plates were something that probably meant something to the workers at the foundry but doesn't mean it was the 2nd plate or anything. The 1 1/4's I have without the brand on them have a 3 & 6 stamped on the back. I have seen York plates have 1-6 stamped on them

[EEB_27]

I have seen that B on the back of old Weiders too,looks like the B on the Billard dimples,that only have the B.I assumed there was a connection to the foundry,because both have a ss with a number stamped on them(???)

The SS would be the Sinking Spring's foundry. I have a bunch of billard plates but never did much research on them. The billard plates with the B on the back could be from the 50's like the weider plates that have the B on the back but I'm not really sure.

[lefthook323]

The SS would be the Sinking Spring's foundry. I have a bunch of billard plates but never did much research on them. The billard plates with the B on the back could be from the 50's like the weider plates that have the B on the back but I'm not really sure.

That must have been one busy foundry..I have DAN LURIE,STA-FIT,BILLARD,and WEIDERS with that ss on it

[61PWCC]

Smallest York I have:

York 12 1/2 lb plate:

Dan Lurie 25lb side one:

Dan Lurie 25lb side two:

Billard 25lb made in usa:

Bur No.1 plate

Bur plate on the other side:

[lefthook323]

Have a few BUR plates around the garage.

[61PWCC]

lefthook323: a FEW indeed. When Bur Barbell closed up shop in the late 60s Roberts Barbell bought and used the Bur patterns.

[lefthook323]

Yessir,got a Roberts that is exactly a 10lb BUR...really like the BURS.

[lefthook323]

Loads of fun

[AttyGuy]

Loads of fun

Filthy, obscene iron pr0n. .. .


You on IH?

[OneForCrom]

So much good info in this thread!

Skinnysquats, did you ever find any more of those Southern Barbell Co. plates?