York Barbell Club - Part II

[AttyGuy]

Vinko is a pretty knowledgeable guy and a regular at IH.

[kratos405]

Need some Close-ups of them globes. Original owner, dam nice find.

Here are the globes from when I picked them up last summer. The guy who sold them to me was the second owner but he remembered very well that the original owner said the complete set was bought in 1967. It looks like nothing has been done to them in terms of restoration since 1967 and I will likely leave them that way. No loose heads and all straight handles. The guy included a 3-tier, 7-ft DB rack with the deal. Between the nearly 300-lb rack (it is heavy duty) and DBs, the truck was riding pretty low with 1 ton on board.

[eoakland]

Here are the globes from when I picked them up last summer. The guy who sold them to me was the second owner but he remembered very well that the original owner said the complete set was bought in 1967. It looks like nothing has been done to them in terms of restoration since 1967 and I will likely leave them that way. No loose heads and all straight handles. The guy included a 3-tier, 7-ft DB rack with the deal. Between the nearly 300-lb rack (it is heavy duty) and DBs, the truck was riding pretty low with 1 ton on board.

amazing globes ! (last time i said that to someone i got slapped)

[kratos405]

Last summer definitely had some good hauls for me. Here I picked up a newer York set (bar, collars, and USA stamped plates) and some older roundheads (pre-USA stamp) from 10s-50s.

[kratos405]

And here was another good pick up. A friend of mine said he got a call from someone looking to sell off old equipment from the gym his dad used to own. The guy said he had York plates and that the gym closed in the 80s so I figured there might be some treasures. I live in rural northern MN and the guy was about a 20-minute drive away - what are the odds?

I dug through a huge trailer of equipment (literally tons of equipment just thrown/crammed in there) and found some nice plates and collars including six milled 5s and four milled 10s. With that many small milled plates, I was really hoping for a milled 2.5 but it was not meant to be. Ironically, it was only a few weeks before that I [knowingly] paid way too much for milled 5s and 10s on eBay thinking that I would never come across them on my own. Lesson learned.

[kratos405]

And here is the home gym.

Sorry for taking so long to post all of these pictures.

[THErunCMD]

very nice setup kratos! Wish I could completely empty my garage and take it over entirely. Some day I'll build a big shed and a gate to get to it for all the rest of the stuff!

[vsral]

What an amazing gym!
Completely in love with those db's... Never seen those here in Europe, and I guess I probably never will

[RemainDieHard]

And here was another good pick up. A friend of mine said he got a call from someone looking to sell off old equipment from the gym his dad used to own. The guy said he had York plates and that the gym closed in the 80s so I figured there might be some treasures. I live in rural northern MN and the guy was about a 20-minute drive away - what are the odds?

I dug through a huge trailer of equipment (literally tons of equipment just thrown/crammed in there) and found some nice plates and collars including six milled 5s and four milled 10s. With that many small milled plates, I was really hoping for a milled 2.5 but it was not meant to be. Ironically, it was only a few weeks before that I [knowingly] paid way too much for milled 5s and 10s on eBay thinking that I would never come across them on my own. Lesson learned.

Is that some sort of shipping pallet or did you make that specifically for vehicle pickups?

I guess my next pickups I need to bring a few loading pins with me. Sure beats having the plates slide and crash around every time you gas or brake.

[keyboardworkout]

I guess my next pickups I need to bring a few loading pins with me. Sure beats having the plates slide and crash around every time you gas or brake.

You can use 2 inch OD PVC. I used it for a time to stack plates around the garage.

[kratos405]

Is that some sort of shipping pallet or did you make that specifically for vehicle pickups?

I guess my next pickups I need to bring a few loading pins with me. Sure beats having the plates slide and crash around every time you gas or brake.

No, it is just a 4x8 sheet of plywood with some metal pipes (bought at Home Depot) and a couple of sleeves off old crappy bars (not York bars, of course). The pipes are not attached to the plywood; I just drop them in after the plates are stacked and nothing ever moves.

[AttyGuy]

And here is the home gym.

Sorry for taking so long to post all of these pictures.

I see a York number in your future. . .

[AttyGuy]

I dug through a huge trailer of equipment (literally tons of equipment just thrown/crammed in there) and found some nice plates and collars including six milled 5s and four milled 10s. With that many small milled plates, I was really hoping for a milled 2.5 but it was not meant to be. Ironically, it was only a few weeks before that I [knowingly] paid way too much for milled 5s and 10s on eBay thinking that I would never come across them on my own. Lesson learned.

That's always the case. Once you find one pair, along comes a second. It's happened with 100s, 95s, Kg plates, etc.

[morebarbell]

That is a sweet set. I spoke with the seller over the phone and even debated making the drive to get them.

I urinated along the entire state lines of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Who has the York "grip" plates? That is, the older ones from the 50's? And what sizes do you have? I've always wondered how common these are? And if anyone ever traced production numbers? That is, quantities? Years of make? Etc..

Vinko, there is a lot I don't know about York. Can you tell us more about the 50's era grip plates?

There's a photo of a York grip plate in "The evolution of better ideas" article. I'm not sure if that's the one.

http://www.ivankobarbell.com/press/t...tter_ideas.pdf

[AttyGuy]

I urinated along the entire state lines of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Well, what else would you do there?

There's a photo of a York grip plate in "The evolution of better ideas" article. I'm not sure if that's the one.

Very mysterious. The plate is yellow and appears to be marked "15 KG."

[Northernmoris]

Mind=Blown. I have and had Strength & Health from 1934 to 1980. Never seen those.

[AttyGuy]

Last summer definitely had some good hauls for me. Here I picked up a newer York set (bar, collars, and USA stamped plates) and some older roundheads (pre-USA stamp) from 10s-50s.

Sweet pick-up. I bet the bar cleaned up nicely. Could it be an early Wolfe bar for York? And I have gotten to like the USA-marked Yorks from the 90's. I have a complete set to go with the 70's milled set and the various 80's sets.

[AttyGuy]

Mind=Blown. I have and had Strength & Health from 1934 to 1980. Never seen those.

I'm hoping Vinko posts again soon, since he has gotten our attention with his earlier post.

[BrotherLo]

strikingly similar to current calibrated plates. If Vinko hadn't been the one to pose the question, I'd have guessed maybe that ad's just a marketing dig.

[AttyGuy]

Here are the globes from when I picked them up last summer. The guy who sold them to me was the second owner but he remembered very well that the original owner said the complete set was bought in 1967. It looks like nothing has been done to them in terms of restoration since 1967 and I will likely leave them that way. No loose heads and all straight handles. The guy included a 3-tier, 7-ft DB rack with the deal. Between the nearly 300-lb rack (it is heavy duty) and DBs, the truck was riding pretty low with 1 ton on board.

Sweet, sweet collection and rack. And, BTW, I hope Gene sees your pics. Gene, that's how to photograph, with good lighting, good composing, and proper use of depth-of-field.

[AttyGuy]

strikingly similar to current calibrated plates. If Vinko hadn't been the one to pose the question, I'd have guessed maybe that ad's just a marketing dig.

Interesting similarity, though I had assumed the calibrated plates had the pockets for lead to make sure the plates were at the right weight for the location, altitude, whatever.

ETA: Ivanko has a deep respect and appreciation for those who preceded them. No dig at the York of old, and Vinko has said some good things about the current company. I don't think it's in the company's culture to slam others in the business.

[AttyGuy]

List of York Men (and Woman, plus MUTASAN):

AttyGuy #1 (DD)
animalfan #2
Cleveland33 #3
ProteinandIron #4
Vermonter #5
Daniel327 #6
Skidmarx #7
ffrink #8
Ndmike99 #9 (DD)
OSUDimond#10
Painted_klown #11
Nakres1984 #12
Keetman #13
Buffbrown21 #14
Matrix - #15 (He won't list his number. We won't delete him. It's a classic Mexican Standoff.)
KastorTroy #16
ExCompetitor #17
twodog #18
sackamous #19
jackbravo #20
skrebs01 #21 (DD)
Spinlock #22
TLYNCH777 #23 (DD)
hulked #24
Allisonforeman #25
Brucedelaney #26
EEB_27 #27
Pumping4life #28
Biggerfoot #29
GarageIron #30
RockCrshr #31 (DD)
swimmer32 #32
Rockettrucker #33 (DD)
Bloodtype3r #34
BigOrange865 #35 (DD)
ClaricSTI #36
xephonics #37
ZeroXero #38
DugB #39
urbanlifter #40
dhartnet #41
SkinnySquats #42 (DD)
Morebarbell #43
Gene19728 #44 (DD)
conan1927 #45
2MoreRepz #46 (DD)
judgecrandall #47
[super secret squirrel] #48
weisgarb #49
Vinko #50
dpaz51 #51
Northernmoris #52 (DD)
RestoringTally #53
aj2754 #54
dr gains #55
irongrandpa #56
snowone #57 (DD)
JimmyMcQuade #58
rlundregan #59
keyboardworkout #60
61PWCC #61 (DD)
CliveWarren #62 (DD)
crutoi #63
ExJBeck #64
dragon360 #65
lumocolor #66
oldred #67
Tbuk2 #68
# 69 - reserved
okeley #70
## 71 to 76 - reserved
deyer77 #77
## 78 to 80 - reserved
SmokinHawk #81
## 82 to 84 - reserved
STR8OUT #85 (DD)
kratos405 #86
SmokinJoe87 #87 (DD)
dexter000 #88 (DD)
#89 - reserved
Bench905 #90
##91 to 92 - reserved
dumb.bell #93 (DD)
tjlewis10 #94
Synthetickiller #95
## 96 to 97 - reserved
FyrFytr998 #98
MUTASAN #99 (DD) (Too lazy to list his number, but never too lazy to include a free pair of his stage outfit with eBay purchases.)
Slumpbusters #100

[morebarbell]

Well, what else would you do there?

Usually we spend our days responding to Craigslist ads in Texas.

[morebarbell]

strikingly similar to current calibrated plates. If Vinko hadn't been the one to pose the question, I'd have guessed maybe that ad's just a marketing dig.

Since the York plates are credited as an "early" grip plate, I see it as a tribute rather than a marketing dig. A lot of companies would just ignore the contributions of other companies to the industry and say they were the 1st.

[kratos405]

Thank you for the York number. I will wear it with pride.

[AttyGuy]

Usually we spend our days responding to Craigslist ads in Texas.

Let me know if you see any ads for a free X-box. . .

[Synthetickiller]

I just found a local ad for York Globe Dumbbels. 50 to 100, missing 95s. Seller wants $2k. As much as I'd love the set, that's just too high!

It's too bad the guy doesn't know what he has, lol.

[THErunCMD]

Would buy if local. Would give me an excuse to buy a shed too

[kratos405]

The 25kg plates are harder to find. I see 45kg and 100-lb plates like this relatively often.

I believe these red plates are 25kg Yorks. The blues are definitely 20kg. I know the guy who owns this full York kilo set.

[Synthetickiller]

Would buy if local. Would give me an excuse to buy a shed too

Trust me, I wish I had cash on hand for it. The guy just upped the price $2500 over night.