How old is this IDEAL lube/sizer?

[Oklahoma Rebel]

what years were the 450's made in?

[jrmartin1964]

Oh my, JR that is 6 years ago. Anyway you are right.
I really need to get a complete set of the Ideal handbooks. I have a small number, some copies, but not enough to get the complete linage right.
I/we have been working on it with some newer finds, like an #2 sizer and a sizing only press. But, much more work needs to be done.
Can you help?
Ken

Ken,
I apologize for resurrecting such an old thread, but it's the little details that bug me! I have all of the Ideal handbooks from No.1 onward - a number of originals, the gaps filled in with copies and reprints - as well as the first three editions of the Cast Bullet handbooks. No antique Ideal tool makes it into my meager hoard without my having obsessively consulted the old handbooks for every scrap of information I can squeeze from them.

If there is any way I can contribute to the work you are doing, I will be more than happy to provide whatever assistance I can. Please don't hesitate to contact me.

Jim

[jrmartin1964]

what years were the 450's made in?

My resources for later Lyman products are somewhat limited, but it appears the 450 was first offered in either 1967 or '68. It was still in Lyman's catalog for 1999, but had been replaced by the 4500 in the 2003 catalog. I'm missing the catalogs for 2000 through 2002, so I can't nail it down any closer for you.

Hope this helps,
Jim