Universal Vintage Weight Plates

These are great plates with great accuracy. The design is clean and simple. I love the lettering and how you can customize them nicely. A cool vintage plate.

This is my most complete set of vintage plates. I do not own the 100's and even if they became available, I am not sure how much I would be willing to pay. I like the branding. The plates themselves do not have any great features. They are not good for hub lifting. The lip is not very aggressive, so you need to hold on tightly. The tolerances are loose. With all that said, I like them and if they fit your gym aesthetic, I would recommend them. They can still be found on Facebook Marketplace for $1/pound.

These were one of the two plates that got me into picking up vintage plates for my gym (along with the Dan Luries with the giant lettering). The cursive design just looks good, which probably adds like 10 lbs to most lifts. Edit: these came sandblasted, I just got done refinishing then. Photo added Got a set that was just sandblasted via a collector on FBM who planned to repaint them but got too busy. I like to keep original paint where possible, but not an option this time. One review above says these sometimes originally came in blue and ivory, I might take a shot at that as a break from everything else being so black.

Another pair of vintage deep dish. The branding is pretty cool. Can’t go wrong with these either. Also entry-level but a must grab if it found locally at a good price.

These are pretty cool vintage plates that have a nice visual appeal and are very accessible, both in price and common availability. They are acceptably accurate in weight and they have the cool Universal script all the way down to the smallest change plates. They typically only run 1 to 3 dollars per pound, so if you see some locally don't hesitate to pick them up. Some don't like that they are not quite at the 17 1/2 inch common diameter but their slightly smaller size makes them excellent add-on plates for your upper deadlift sets... they slip right on the sleeves without needing to use a jack. so I see that as an asset. They were originally released in black paint with white lettering and blue paint with ivory lettering.

Big fan of the Universal cursive lettering on these plates. Tolerances aren't perfect. I wouldn't deadlift with these. Also have a pair of hundos that are far smaller than the traditional 45s so that can be annoying. But a great entry level plate with actual value if you can find these locally.

Pretty plates that can be found at a readable price. The issue is they’re a bit under sized so don’t mix well with standard size Olympic plates.