Dan Lurie Vintage Weight Plates

Name: Dan Lurie Vintage Weight Plates
Brand: Dan Lurie
Rating: 4.87 (5 reviews)

Dan Lurie Vintage Weight Plates are standard 1” cast iron plates made by the Dan Lurie Barbell Company, founded by bodybuilder and former Joe Weider associate Dan Lurie in Brooklyn, New York. Lurie produced weights from several New York addresses over the company’s history – some plates carry a street address stamped alongside the brand name, which collectors treat as a rarer, more sought-after variant – and later in the company’s run added an India-made Olympic deep-dish line with clearer, more detailed markings down to the smallest change plates. The plates in this catalog entry are the plain standard (non-address) version: bold, high-contrast lettering, a deep-dish face, and lathed backs that owners describe as holding up to daily use as well as, or better than, comparable modern iron.

Dan Lurie Barbell Co. is no longer in business, and these plates are not sold new by any manufacturer or retailer – the company’s old website now redirects to a vintage-equipment archive site rather than a storefront. They circulate exclusively on the secondary collector market (eBay, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, estate sales), so acquiring a set means buying used at whatever condition and price an individual seller sets, not a fixed retail price. Buyers who want a similarly styled deep-dish plate with a live retail listing and independent reviews should look at York’s 2” Cast Iron Olympic Weight Plate instead.

Buying guide

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Finish	Painted cast iron, deep-dish face, lathed back
Variant	Standard plate without street-address marking (address-marked plates are a separate, rarer variant)
Markings	"Dan Lurie" brand name and weight stamped/cast into the face; some production runs also carry a New York street address
Material	Cast iron
Availability	Discontinued -- secondary/collector market only, no current manufacturer or retailer
Manufacturer	Dan Lurie Barbell Company (defunct)
Hole diameter	1" (standard, non-Olympic)

What is a Weight Plate?

What weight plates are

Weight plates load your barbell — but “plate” covers two very different tools. Bumper plates are rubber discs around a steel hub, all the same ~450mm diameter, built to be dropped from overhead without damaging your floor or bar; they’re the default for Olympic lifting and CrossFit. Iron/steel plates are denser and thinner per pound, cheaper, and quieter to load, but most aren’t made to be dropped — better for slow, controlled powerlifting-style work.

What actually matters

Bumper vs. iron. Buy bumpers if the bar might hit the floor; iron (or rubber-coated iron) for controlled lifts and compact loading.
Weight tolerance. How far a plate strays from its stated weight (±1% is tight, ±3% loose). It barely matters for general training but adds up if you chase a specific total — which is why serious lifters add small change / fractional plates.
Collar fit & bounce. The center hole should fit your bar’s sleeve snugly; rubber durometer (around 88 Shore A) controls how “dead” a dropped plate lands.
Coating & set composition. Virgin rubber holds up and smells less than recycled crumb rubber; plan a starting set (usually a pair each of 45/25/10/5 lb plus change plates) around the lifts you actually do.

Who it’s for

Every barbell gym needs plates. Most home lifters should start with a bumper set, then add iron, change, or specialty plates as a second purchase once they know what their training is missing.

How it compares

	Dan Lurie Vintage Weight Plates	American Olympian Vintage Weight Plates	Pinnacle™ Bumper Plates	Weight Plates - Custom/DIY
GymRadar rating	4.87/5	4.87/5	4.89/5	4.89/5
Price			$69.99
Finish	Painted cast iron, deep-dish face, lathed back
Variant	Standard plate without street-address marking (address-marked plates are a separate, rarer variant)
Markings	"Dan Lurie" brand name and weight stamped/cast into the face; some production runs also carry a New York street address
Material	Cast iron	Cast iron	Crumb rubber (recycled)
Availability	Discontinued -- secondary/collector market only, no current manufacturer or retailer	Discontinued -- secondary/collector market only, no live manufacturer or retailer listing
Manufacturer	Dan Lurie Barbell Company (defunct)
Hole diameter	1" (standard, non-Olympic)

4.9/5 · 5 GymRadar reviews

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4.87/5

5 reviews

Dan Lurie’s vintage 1” standard plates – made in Brooklyn/New York before the company’s later India-made Olympic run – are a collector’s item rather than a currently-manufactured product, but owners who actually lift with them are enthusiastic: reviewers single out the deep dish and lathed backs as both good-looking and genuinely usable in daily rotation, with more than one owner saying they hold up as well as (or better than) newer plates. Functionality and build quality are the standout dimensions – bold, legible lettering and cast iron that several owners describe as taking heavy daily use without complaint – while durability is well-regarded but only attested by a handful of owner reports rather than any long-term stress testing, and there’s no independent editorial coverage at all to cross-check the enthusiast consensus. Versatility is limited by the nature of the product: this is a plain standard (non-address) 1” plate, the common and affordable end of the Dan Lurie line, not the rarer street-address variant collectors chase.

+Functionality: bold, prominent lettering makes for clear, easy-to-read plates (GymRadar description; owner reviews)
+Build quality: deep-dish design with lathed backs, cast iron that owners say takes as much daily-use punishment as their modern plates (GymRadar owner reviews)
+Durability: multiple owners report using these in daily rotation alongside newer plates without issue, one saying they "outperform" their non-vintage sets in some respects (GymRadar owner review, The Darkade)
+Value: commonly available and inexpensive by vintage standards -- reviewers cite roughly $3-5/lb on the secondary collector market for a set in decent shape (GymRadar owner review, The Dark Lord)

−Versatility: this is the plain standard plate, not the rarer street-address variant -- a Reddit commenter notes it's the address-marked Dan Lurie plates, not the standard ones, that hold real collector value (r/Vintageweights via pullpush)
−Value: no live manufacturer or retailer sells these new -- Dan Lurie Barbell Co.'s site link now redirects to a vintage-equipment archive (The Iron Guide), so acquiring a set means buying secondhand at whatever condition/price a seller sets
−Build quality: no independent editorial review exists to corroborate the enthusiast consensus -- every quality claim traces back to 5 GymRadar owner reviews and a collector history blog
−Durability: owner reports are positive but anecdotal and short (a handful of forum-style reviews), not a systematic long-term durability test