1940's A.G. Spalding Pro Platform

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  • larted
    Member
    • Mar 2009
    • 58

    #16
    Very neat. Good job on the install.
    Larry

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    • Tim
      Administrator and Founder of SpeedBagForum.com


      • Jan 2006
      • 3428

      #17
      Originally posted by Zaza View Post

      I'll shoot some video tomorrow and show how it adjusts....and hits.
      What a thing of beauty it is...and after spending time with it, I truely believe Jack Dempsey DID train on this platform (I'm still trying to document that)!
      That's too cool... looking forward to the video.

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      • Zaza
        Speed Bag Guru
        • Apr 2011
        • 2000

        #18
        Here we go... take a peak. Very adjustable and a blast to hit on. Hope you all enjoy, I know I do! Now to just practice, practice, practice. (I was working on the Metaldad challenge, but I don't know if I have it right?)

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        • paranday
          Speed Bag Guru
          • Sep 2009
          • 2515

          #19
          Really nice bagging. Gotta love that platform -- built to last.

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          • Zaza
            Speed Bag Guru
            • Apr 2011
            • 2000

            #20
            Originally posted by paranday View Post
            Really nice bagging. Gotta love that platform -- built to last.
            Thank you sir!

            ...June 10th will be 3 months since I started and I think it's coming along nicely. I have to say, there's something about this platform (insert TwilightZone here)....
            Art of the Bag - A Speed Bag Story
            http://www.artofthebag.com

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            • juxt
              Speed Bag Trainee

              • Jun 2010
              • 216

              #21
              it looks like the spalding moline disk(top right), its from a 1917 catalog. i'm gonna try getting a bigger pic of it.
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              Last edited by juxt; 06-01-2011, 10:30 AM.

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              • Zaza
                Speed Bag Guru
                • Apr 2011
                • 2000

                #22
                Originally posted by juxt View Post
                it looks like the spalding moline disk(top right), its from a 1917 catalog. i'm gonna try getting a bigger pic of it.
                http://www.speedbagforum.com/forums/...1&d=1306941972
                YES! It's the one in the upper right side...for sure... I have to see this bigger....might be much older then I thought!

                Thanks for locating this.
                Art of the Bag - A Speed Bag Story
                http://www.artofthebag.com

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                • juxt
                  Speed Bag Trainee

                  • Jun 2010
                  • 216

                  #23
                  1917 - A.G. Spalding & Brothers, Inc. of Boston, Chicago & New York City


                  heres the link to the catalog pg. 57

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                  • Zaza
                    Speed Bag Guru
                    • Apr 2011
                    • 2000

                    #24
                    Originally posted by juxt View Post
                    http://www.scribd.com/doc/34239956/1...Fall-Catalogue

                    heres the link to the catalog pg. 57
                    Found it on the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/details/spaldingfallcata00agsp

                    Complete catalog downloaded! This thing is MUCH older then I thought...TOO COOL!!

                    I can't thank you enough for catching this, I've been looking all over (but in the wrong years).
                    YOU are the best!

                    ...and if you're ever up in the Albany area...drop me a line, stop over and hit on it!

                    Last edited by Zaza; 06-01-2011, 11:38 AM.
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                    • Dutchman
                      Speed Bag Historian
                      • Jun 2006
                      • 1903

                      #25
                      Bear in mind that proven designs in those days stayed in production for a while, in this case probably at least ten years or so.

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                      • Zaza
                        Speed Bag Guru
                        • Apr 2011
                        • 2000

                        #26
                        Originally posted by Dutchman View Post
                        Bear in mind that proven designs in those days stayed in production for a while, in this case probably at least ten years or so.
                        That's true... good point. I've been able to find it in a 1920 catalog too (it went up in price from $20.00 to $35.00!). Now if I can find a 1930's catalog....
                        Art of the Bag - A Speed Bag Story
                        http://www.artofthebag.com

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                        • juxt
                          Speed Bag Trainee

                          • Jun 2010
                          • 216

                          #27
                          Originally posted by Zaza View Post
                          ...and if you're ever up in the Albany area...drop me a line, stop over and hit on it!

                          thanks. I'm not in the Albany area too much but if i ever am, i would love to try out that platform.

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                          • paranday
                            Speed Bag Guru
                            • Sep 2009
                            • 2515

                            #28
                            Originally posted by Zaza View Post
                            That's true... good point. I've been able to find it in a 1920 catalog too (it went up in price from $20.00 to $35.00!). Now if I can find a 1930's catalog....
                            That 1920 $35 platform of yours would have cost $409 in today's dollars,



                            It was d-e-l-u-x-e back in the day. Still is, YOU LUCKY STIFF.

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                            • ukspeedbag
                              Speed Bag Guru
                              • Nov 2007
                              • 736

                              #29
                              That is a beautiful platform. You must be very proud to own it. Well done for bringing it back to its glory, you have done an amazing job. I tried watching your video, but was unable to see it. Probably something to do with mobile phones. I see it has a stabiliser. Does that stop vibrations? I'm thinking about doing something similar on my platforms.

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