decision was made to move the BUR Barbell Company headquarters from Florida to New Jersey. The Barbell Factory in Lyndhurst, New Jersey From 1946 until 1966, the Bur Barbell Company occupied a 3-acre property on Orient Way in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. The headquarters and production facility were built from the ground up and included a foundry, machine, pattern shop, and onsite railroad siding. This layout allowed for a great degree of control over the manufacturing and distribution process and for reaping the cost savings that could be achieved through vertical integration. Scrap metal was the primary source material for the BUR foundry. Eyewitnesses report that, at any given time, there were large piles of scrap metal on the property easily visible from the street. In the 1950s, the demand for BUR barbell sets sometimes outstripped the supply. During the holiday seasons, long lines of prospective customers could be seen onsite placing orders for future delivery. Product types BUR Barbell produced a limited line of free-weight products. This approach kept manufacturing simple and efficient and allowed for the production of a quality product at a lower price than many competitors could achieve. With the exception of the “BUR Quick Change” set, standard plate sizing was the norm. BUR did not manufacture Olympic bars or Olympic-sized plates. The original BUR-BEL plates had a center hole diameter of 1-1/4” and were designed to fit a 1-1/16” bar. Sometime in the 1950s, the bar diameter was reduced to 1” and the plates were drilled with a 1-1/16” hole. During its 38 years of operation, BUR Barbell offered the following products: Barbell Sets 85, 105, 175, 185, 275, and 285 Pound BUR-BEL Sets – These were offered in both "Standard" (unmarked) and "Deluxe" (BUR-BEL) versions. BUR Quick Change Set - The “BUR Quick Change” was a barbell with slotted ends. Quick Change weights were U-shaped and slotted - not round - and had hooks attached to them. These hooks allowed for the quick and easy loading and unloading of weight plates. The BUR Quick Change was patented in 1930 and first offered for sale in 1938 for $60 ($930 in 2010 dollars). 95 Pound Set – A standard/deluxe set offered via mail-order. 100 Pound Set – A standard set offered via mail-order. 110 Pound Set – A standard set offered during the 1950s and 1960s and advertised as the “finest ever manufactured”. 185 Pound Set