sandow dumbells

[hazbin]

i have a set of dumbells made in the 1890's by Eugene Sandow. (the Sandow trophy presented to Mr. Olympia is of him). also the box they were shipped to north America in in the 1890's and the training programs and booklets that came with them. not really gossip or opinion, but i thought they'd be viewed alot more on here before mods recatagorize the post.

rik

[Army of One]

I can tell those "weights" were the main reason for his mass gains.

[BroadStreetBruiser]

True Adonis has these

[ozman]

those things would be worth a bit to a collector

[hazbin]

I can tell those "weights" were the main reason for his mass gains.

the smart thing was, shipping was exorbitant back then, so he came up with a gimmick so that people would buy them instead of using rocks or soup cans. marketing was in place that long ago, the pamphlets talked about the spring grips causing an increase in will power.

[Obvious Gimmick]

thats quite a score. i bet some rich ass BB enthusiast would spend a pretty penny for that stuff.

BTW Sandow looking good there.

[just_a_pilgrim]

No THIS is over 100 years old and in good shape.

Buster Martin, 101 years old, works as a plumber, just finished a half marathon.

[The Squadfather]

No THIS is over 100 years old and in good shape.

Buster Martin, 101 years old, works as a plumber, just finished a half marathon.

what? that guy looks 50-55.

[just_a_pilgrim]

I know what a freak , this was written a few years ago but he has 17 kids! No wonder he keeps working LOL



He stayed at the market until 1920 – the same year he got married, fathered his first of 17 children and joined the navy, before transferring to the army. He left the forces in 1955 and went back to the market where he stayed until 2004 – the year of his retirement.

[ozman]

[onlyme]

that guy is awesome.  How much of a pussy do you have to be to mug a 100+ year old man and there was 3 of them.  I wonder if any of them were a Getbigger.

[webcake]

wow, really cool Hazbin. I love the real old "iron age" things like the old globe dumbbells and barbells and the inch dumbbells. Really interesting stuff.

[The True Adonis]

Certainly the greatest piece of work out equipment ever fashioned.  I make use of my set daily.

[The Master]

Certainly the greatest piece of work out equipment ever fashioned.  I make use of my set daily.

Any new pics?

[hazbin]

the pamphlet with them says they are built to last a lifetime, and unlike garauntees of today they definately understated.

[CT_Muscle]

BAD ASS!!!!

[candidizzle]

Any new pics?

he looks like a scrawny-er version of screech from saved by the bell

he looked better when he juiced and lifted hard and ate alot

[Don Miracle]

Poor Buster...still very impressive, but his story turns out to be suspicious:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3740118.ece

[jtsunami]

dude is balding

[GoneAway]

Natty's in this day and age still aren't achieving what Sandow did 100 years ago.

[m8]

what? that guy looks 50-55.

It's the beard.

[hazbin]

bump

[Moosejay]

Hey Haz.

My girlfriend got me the following off e-bay:

The same sandow db's you have...in a metal tin and a polishing rag that came along with it

A coin commemorating purchase of Sandow's cocoa, which was bought out by a company that became Nestle

And, the best piece mint condition chest/spring expander, in original box, and has wooden handles with red-ink sandow signatures on each!

Mike

[Ursus]

funny thing is buster was busted recently...apparantly he is only 97 lol

how insane is that ONLY 97

[Meso_z]

Whos that caveman?