Free to anyone who will appreciate it - 60's CCM 'Sports College' Rowing Machine
I live in Markham Ontario, so I guess that limits the pool of potential takers by quite a bit seeing as only those who live close by will likely be willing to make the trip for the pick-up, but I thought I'd take a chance anyway.
I had posted this Rowing machine in the 'What's it Worth?' forum almost a week ago.
http://www.vintageccm.com/content/ccm-sports-college-rowing-machine-60s-...
About an hour after I posted that thread I came across this one that had been posted back in October 2012 by a poster named 'mlo' from BC, showing what seems to be the exact same rowing machine as the one I own and had posted about:
http://www.vintageccm.com/content/vintage-rowing-machine
That thread by mlo confirmed the approximate age of the unit as being from the early 60's ( in the thread John said "This unit first appeared in the 1962 catalogue").
As I said in my first thread, I'm fairly sure this rowing machine was my dad's, as I have a lot of his old stuff around here, but we'll be downsizing to a smaller home soon and we need to part with a lot of things I'd rather not part with.
Beyond just being a nice collectible item, I actually find that this thing is pretty fun to use now that I've had the chance to try it out a bit.
I'd much rather an avid collector take ownership over this item and then preserve its current condition as long as possible instead of some random person on kijiji taking it with no intention of taking decent care of it, so that's why I'm offering it here, first.
The following is all reposted from my first thread:
Here's a link to all of the pictures: http://imgur.com/a/ojS3J
The dimensions are:
Length: 53-1/4" (without extending the bar forward)
Widths: 11-1/8" (width of the base pegs that touch the floor),
21" ( width of the bar with the foot pegs on it)
18-1/8" (width of the bar with the handle grips on it)
Height: 23-7/8" (from the floor to the highest part of the seat)
The seat itself is: 16.5" wide x 13.5" deep
The way I have it set in the pictures it measures approximately 75" long when the rowing bar is fully extended forward as far as it can go.
The bar stem is 21.5" long and has around 18" of potential travel adjustment to it.
The two logos on the front of the unit read:
"CCM Registered Trade Mark, Made In Canada, Weston Ontario"
and
"Sports College, By Courage -To -The Utmost"
The only stamped product information I can find on it is:
"Made in canada
Patent Nos. 486193-647040
10170 12 64"
On the handle grips themselves I found this information: "Mod Dep. Made In Italy"
There seems to be three different leverage/ load adjustment mechanisms on the machine. As you can see in the pictures, the main adjustment knob on the front adjusts the angle of the pneumatic cylinder itself, making it easier or harder to pull based on the changes in leverage/ applied force.
The 2nd leverage adjustment option is the slotted under-seat bar with the 3 different attachment slots/ holes on each side. Then the third adjustment option is the handle bar which can be raised or lowered as needed.
I'll take it, thanks! I collect CCM bikes and used to be on my school rowing team. I'm in Toronto. How soon do you need it gone? Text or call me at 416-890-2348. Brian R.
Well, if you are going to start collecting rowing machines, would you be interested in a first generation Concept 2?
Well, I'm not going to hang it in my garage with the bikes, I'm going to exercise with it. So, I only need one, but thanks.
Ok Brian, I'll send my next message via pm so that we can arrange a pick-up date.