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. 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.

I picked this fella up off FBM for cheap. Little to add except that it's sturdy, not going to fall over, and keeps 6 medicine balls out of my way. Looks like it's about $170 new at the moment, so not super expensive either.

Got a single with another pickup and it cleaned up real nice

I found this on marketplace and it solved a little problem for me. I like back extensions, and program them probably 2x a week. I have the ironmaster hyperextension attachment, which is a little annoying to install. It's cumbersome, you have to incline the bench and drop it back down with the attachment on... sounds like a minor inconvenience, but when I'm working out I prefer to have everything ready to go. I found this on FBM for cheap, and now just leave the hyperextension attachment for the bench on it, it was cheaper to buy this than a standalone machine given that I already had the attachment. Works fine, no complaints!

I got into vintage weights after the massenomics weight wall video, picked up some milled 45s and those things were like a gateway drug. I can't precisely tell you why, but basically the day I started looking into vintage iron, I wanted these plates, there's just something about their look that is extremely appealing to me. Found a single on the market and grabbed it, and hell yeah. One day I'll pair it up.