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Digger
02-11-2018, 05:08 PM
Going back in time ....
Question for the very knowledgeable individuals here ...
Star luber and the Meepos luber ... were they created about the same time ? , give or take ?
ascast
02-11-2018, 05:10 PM
give or take? means what exactly?
ReloaderFred
02-11-2018, 08:28 PM
That might be a question Pressman can answer for you. Send him a PM and see if he knows.

Hope this helps.

Fred
45-70bpcr
02-11-2018, 08:41 PM
I have an original meepos sales pamphlet dated Nov. 23, 1946 so they were around then.
Digger
02-11-2018, 08:54 PM
I have an original meepos sales pamphlet dated Nov. 23, 1946 so they were around then.

Excellent tidbit ... thank you
must be fun to glance at once in a while.

The star came from San Diego and the Meepos from the LA area I believe .
salpal48
02-11-2018, 09:32 PM
The "STAR" was discussed widely In Phil Sharps Book Complete Guide To Handloading in 1937 edition . and was developed in 1934
ReloaderFred
02-11-2018, 10:30 PM
The "STAR" was discussed widely In Phil Sharps Book Complete Guide To Handloading in 1937 edition . and was developed in 1934

Was he referring to the Star Loader, or the Star Sizer in his book? I'm not sure which came first, or if they were both invented at about the same time.

Fred
salpal48
02-12-2018, 08:37 AM
In the casting Section There Is a large B&W picture Of The luberIn his Summary
Digger
02-12-2018, 11:37 PM
My bad gentlemen ....
I was a bit curious as to the dates of the machines as I have just acquired a early model (San Diego) star ...
Already have a Meepos and with that , the Dutchman here in Cast Boolits helped me out tremendously with that particular machine.
He furnished an article stating that the Meepos originated in 1940 along with other fascinating tidbits besides making a handle for me that was missing on the machine , so grateful .
link;
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?115259-Meepos-lubrizer-s-popping-up&highlight=meepos

The Star coming along possibly in 1934 (with your help salpal48) makes it very interesting as they both work basically the same but the star was just a bit more sophisticated in it's function .
love the history with these machines .
NoZombies
02-13-2018, 01:49 AM
I've got a couple of the meepos sizers, and I honestly like the design almost as much as I like the star, though it is a little cruder in construction.