Jim Kitchen
11-13-2013, 05:20 PM
Blame Lubedude.
Dave's been after me for a week or so to post a picture of my Hollywood collection. After another phone call today I promised him I would so here goes.
First up:
87367
My only Hollywood Senior. She was the first one that I found.
Next up:
87368
A Senior Turret. This was the first Senior Turret I scored. She came from a private seller who had taken good care of it for the better part of 50 years. What's interesting is that it is slightly shorter than...
87369
My other Senior Turret. It's about an inch and a high taller than the other one I have.
Next is...
87370
My wasp waisted Model B. The paint on this one is really spectacular. Unlike...
87371
This is a reinforced Model B. It came from a gun club here in Minnesota and all of the equipment that came with it was stamped by Hollywood at the factory. (The letters are beneath scratches and surface blemishes.)
Finally:
87372
A Hollywood Super Turret.
She had one owner for almost the entire time since she was made. (The owner's name was Jack and he called her "Holly" which as nicknames goes is pretty good.) He bought it new and had it until he died a couple of years ago. His widow gave it to a friend who recognized this past year that he wasn't going to reload with as much as he thought. After 54 years he let me buy it. I can't begin to tell you what great shape it's in. Jack kept every last small piece or part together and the press is as complete as when it left the factory.
Here's the gang all together:
87373
Nothing is bolted down because, as I told Dave, I'm having to add another bench in the next week or so to get everything sorted. (Probably 8-9 feet wide.) After that it's getting dies in place and everything else sorted out. Dave's been really good about answering a question here and there and Pressman gets a big "Thanks!" as well. Both of them have been splendid about answering questions and offering advice and have been spectacular ambassadors of the community here.
Thanks,
Jim
Dave's been after me for a week or so to post a picture of my Hollywood collection. After another phone call today I promised him I would so here goes.
First up:
87367
My only Hollywood Senior. She was the first one that I found.
Next up:
87368
A Senior Turret. This was the first Senior Turret I scored. She came from a private seller who had taken good care of it for the better part of 50 years. What's interesting is that it is slightly shorter than...
87369
My other Senior Turret. It's about an inch and a high taller than the other one I have.
Next is...
87370
My wasp waisted Model B. The paint on this one is really spectacular. Unlike...
87371
This is a reinforced Model B. It came from a gun club here in Minnesota and all of the equipment that came with it was stamped by Hollywood at the factory. (The letters are beneath scratches and surface blemishes.)
Finally:
87372
A Hollywood Super Turret.
She had one owner for almost the entire time since she was made. (The owner's name was Jack and he called her "Holly" which as nicknames goes is pretty good.) He bought it new and had it until he died a couple of years ago. His widow gave it to a friend who recognized this past year that he wasn't going to reload with as much as he thought. After 54 years he let me buy it. I can't begin to tell you what great shape it's in. Jack kept every last small piece or part together and the press is as complete as when it left the factory.
Here's the gang all together:
87373
Nothing is bolted down because, as I told Dave, I'm having to add another bench in the next week or so to get everything sorted. (Probably 8-9 feet wide.) After that it's getting dies in place and everything else sorted out. Dave's been really good about answering a question here and there and Pressman gets a big "Thanks!" as well. Both of them have been splendid about answering questions and offering advice and have been spectacular ambassadors of the community here.
Thanks,
Jim