Vintage Firestone 'Olympian' Speed Bag

[paranday]

Posted here to document this brand.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181249725195

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[Dutchman]

Really nice, rare bag. Up until the late 1950's early 1960's a number of auto supply store chains also sold a line of sporting goods. Along with Firestone, Western Auto had a fairly complete sporting goods line, as does Canadian Tire to this day.

[Salvatore Tortellini]

vintage Firestone "Olympian Bag"

Does anyone other then Cleto Reyes make a bladder that will fit this type bag? Cleto makes one for their double end bags that would fit it but they are almost impossible to acquire and when you do they want around $15 for the bladder. Ringside and title both say that their round double end bladders will work in this type of bag (pear shaped with the bladder hole on the top side) but I have had poor experience with the round bladder fitting the pear shaped bag.

[paranday]

With a bladder it would be a great bag to hang up for display, but I would never hit this one. Old leather bags crumble to dust when punched.