Universal/Hollywood Gun Shop Press Timeline

[HGS]

Thought I would come out of my Hollywood closet and show what "Most" of the Hollywood presses produced look like next to each other and in order of production.. ( at least as far as I can determine)

Missing is the last variations of the Senior turret, progressive's, auto's & now the Tall 20mm senior.

Note .. All the top 16 presses are bolted down and in use, set up for 30 calibers with Hollywood dies. The rest are for displaying Hollywood tooling and other period pieces.

Any new info or suggested corrections welcomed.

HGS

[Digger]

Okaaaaay .... I am speechless .....

[LUBEDUDE]

Awesome HGS, I love that display!

WHAT A COLLECTION!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Can I come over and coonfinger those?

[seagiant]

Hi HGS,
I think you just made LubeDude come to Jesus! As they used to say when I was a boy in Georgia!

[salpal48]

In all my Years Of Loading. Most People might have 1 or 2 . It is Truly a fantastic collection
Close up would be appreciated
Thanks For sharing
Sal

[MDphotographer]

I think I just got a woody lol

[starmac]

Man, you would think you could trade all that old stuff and get something more modern, maybe a lee classic cast or something. Just drooling here.

[beroen]

Wow Now that I have seen this why did they go out of business?
do you have more money and time into your press collection or guns I have to ask.

[Sweetpea]

HGS, you looking for an adult son to adopt?

[Digger]

Now we know where the Hollywood museum is .... How much do you charge for admission ?
(why is it always the quiet ones ?) ...

[Pressman]

I will add to the collection a Hollywood that some scoundrel sniper beat me out of on fleabay two years ago. It is a Universal with a brass Hollywood name tag over the center handle hole. This could possibly be the first Hollywood. Or maybe it is not, just a late Universal.
Ken

[MOcaster]

HGS, what is your address? If you wake up one morning and they're all gone, it wasn't me! I think you could sell all those and use the money to start up Hollywood again, and still have money left over! I am so jealous.

[.50bmg]

Nice!!!

[Tracvision]

HGS, I think you should change your forum name to "Mr. Hollywood".

[Kevin Rohrer]

I want that tall one in the middle!!!!!

[HGS]

Thanks Guys;

These Hollywoods are set up for display and use if one is so inclined. I do most of my loading/reloading tasks in my cave with other Presses and tooling. I do use an almost new condition HW single senior and a 2nd model 1935 universal 3 holer on one of my benches for odd loading chores.

LUBEDUDE; Willing to trade Finger for Finger as your HW collection is just as impressive. I would be all over your presses like a blind man with a Bim-Bo.

Beroen; Must be presses as I have been shooting the same .06 now for 50 years.

Ken; Close, but no Cigar. My first press has no Hollywood tags or markings, and it is not a patented 1935 Universal. It is a Selmar Siebert Universal made in the early 1930's. No hole for handle or handle as they did not show up until siebert redesigned it as his Patented 1935 model.

HGS

[Chev. William]

Wow Now that I have seen this why did they go out of business?
do you have more money and time into your press collection or guns I have to ask.

Sadly, the Shop Fire they had in September or October 2013 left them with no currently usable Shop (Red Tagged by the Building and Safety Inspector), no Power (It was CUT by Dept. of water And Power at the request of the Fire Department) and no access to start Clean up until they got a permit, which took about three weeks, so the stock which was stored in old Bread pans was rusted by the time they could gain access.

The Roof colapsed onto the tops of the machine tools venting the heat away from most of them, but it took a few months to get all the burned/melted roofing and wood residue out of the way, then they found the rusted Stock and Inventory. At taht point, clearing the space became necessary and all the Tools and machinery were sold to a Dealer and removed, except one 12 inch by 57 inch Craftsman Commercial Lathe I bought and am slowly restoring to usable condition, it is now about 70 percent disassembled and about 25 percent cleaned and primed parts waiting for replacements and reassembly.

The Property they Occupy is 'on the Market' for Sale as his Wife and Daughter want to sue the money from the sale to buy a Home, they are living in a rental 'condo' at the moment.

Joe is still putting together cleaned up parts into a few remaining Presses and Dies so If you need something, please call him to check on what is available.
There is now a Temporary Power Drop on site so he can use hand tools and small power tools on site now. He is there most days of the Week, puttering and caring for their two dogs.

Best Regards,
Chev. William

[Tracvision]

Thought I would come out of my Hollywood closet and show what "Most" of the Hollywood presses produced look like next to each other and in order of production.. ( at least as far as I can determine)

Missing is the last variations of the Senior turret, progressive's, auto's & now the Tall 20mm senior.

Note .. All the top 16 presses are bolted down and in use, set up for 30 calibers with Hollywood dies. The rest are for displaying Hollywood tooling and other period pieces.

Any new info or suggested corrections welcomed.

HGS

HGS, Sorry for throwing that 20mm senior into the loop!!! Question on the powder drops. Are all of plastic tubes identical in diameter? I have some of the later powder measures that have 2 different diameters.

[HGS]

HGS, Sorry for throwing that 20mm senior into the loop!!! Question on the powder drops. Are all of plastic tubes identical in diameter? I have some of the later powder measures that have 2 different diameters.

Tracvision;

I measured all of my hollywood powder measure's and found that the second model tubes measures at 1.95" and the rest all come out at 2.00".

You might check with Lubedude as he posted pictures of his HW auto seniors powder measures which are different then the powder measures that I have.

HGS

[Tracvision]

Tracvision;

I measured all of my hollywood powder measure's and found that the second model tubes measures at 1.95" and the rest all come out at 2.00".

You might check with Lubedude as he posted pictures of his HW auto seniors powder measures which are different then the powder measures that I have.

HGS

I'm getting two different sizes also.