Hollywood Press Collection

[Canadian bushman]

Just saw this and thought it was cool. Never seen so many hollywoods in such good condition.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/HOLLYWOOD-REL...%3A678a34631590a7870224b269ffc34603%7Ciid%3A1

 

[butchlambert]

WHY!

 

[snert]

Never heard of these. What makes them "worth" 14 K???

 

[dmoran]

Most be antique/collector value.

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

Nearly thirty-five years ago I went up to Salmon and visited Elmer Keith at his home. He had upgraded some of his presses, and I was able to buy a Potter eight stage rotary press set up for both 38/357 and 44 Spl/44 Magnum, and a 1939 Hollywood.

I traded the Hollywood to a collector in Pendleton, OR, for 1200 pounds of sheet lead. He told me that mine left him with a collection of all of them, but one.

 

[savagedasher]

I would say that collection is worth what ever he is asking to him .
But to find a buyer to pay that is another story . Larry

 

[ireload2]

It is snob appeal for some people because those presses were never very popular and were very expensive.
The funny thing is they do not have very good mechanical advantage so they are not nearly as functional for FL sizing as any common press with compound linkage.

Never heard of these. What makes them "worth" 14 K???

 

[swd]

I would say that collection is worth what ever he is asking to him .
But to find a buyer to pay that is another story . Larry

Sometimes the guy selling them hasn't realized he's the right guy to own them

 

[danny]

Never heard of these. What makes them "worth" 14 K???

They are like the new RCBS, the Summit, I think it is called. As far as I know, the Summit is more or less a copy, or version of some of the Hollywood presses.

Danny

 

[jds holler]

Hey!! Free Shipping!! jd

 

[222 rem]

Hey!! Free Shipping!! jd

Very good press, if you have a chance to use a Hollywood you will appreciate them. I mainly use mine for sub gauge shot gun reloading, sufficient mechanical advantage for resizing very large cases. If anyone has a picture of the metallic care holder adaptor I need would appreciate a reply.

 

[butchlambert]

Very good press, if you have a chance to use a Hollywood you will appreciate them. I mainly use mine for sub gauge shot gun reloading, sufficient mechanical advantage for resizing very large cases. If anyone has a picture of the metallic care holder adaptor I need would appreciate a reply.

I have one under one of my shop benches.

 

[snert]

Hey!! Free Shipping!! jd

Reminds me of what my dad said upon my college graduation "You got a free college education and a $30,000 wife....a bargain!"