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Extremely Rare Youngstown Sheet & Tube Steel Basketball Pole One Of A Kind!!!

US $750

Lebanon, Ohio, United States
Jan 30th

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Up for auction is an EXTREMELY RARE piece of Youngstown Steel history! I grew up in Youngstown and my father worked in the Steel Industry for 30 years! My dad contacted some of his friends at Youngstown Sheet and Tube and had them take sections of 4 1/2 inch galvanized steel conduit and make a basketball pole. There are 2 straight sections and a curved section that you attach with threaded couplers. Also a steel threaded plate that you attach the backboard to. Total height is over 13 feet tall, plenty of room to bury the base in the ground. (See pics). Well shortly after getting the pole, September 19. 1977 came! Also known in the Mahoning Valley as Black Monday. It was the beginning of the end for the steel industry in Youngstown! We were one of the many families that moved and the pole was carried from Youngstown to New Jersey to South Carolina and back to Ohio, never being put in the ground! My dad gave me the pole before he passed and I have had it for over 12 years, carrying it from house to house as I have moved. Finally realizing I will never put it in the ground and what a RARE and EXCEPTION this piece is I have decided to put it on eBay. I obviously can't ship it but will store it free of charge to the winning bidder, just make proper arrangements. Please see all the photos, especially the one marked "YOUNGSTOWN SHEET AND TUBE". I believe this was made at the Brier Hill plant, I often remember going over the Division Street bridge! Thanks for reading and your interest in this UNIQUE AND RARE piece of YOUNGSTOWN STEEL HISTORY!!

Condition	Used : An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Seller Notes	“Original galvanized steel conduit made in the 70's as a basketball pole but NEVER used! Never put in the ground. One of a kind piece made as a favor to my dad!”