General Information

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

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General Description

WOODEN TRIPOD LEGS; CAST STEEL TRIPOD HEAD; SOME FITTINGS ARE LACQUERED BRASS; RUBBER OR SYNTHETIC ADJUSTMENT KNOB; GLASS TUBE LEVELS; FABRIC PAD BETWEEN WOOD & METAL TRIPOD HEAD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

GUNDLACH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY C.1930S+

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920S-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)

Function

TO PROVIDE SECURE & STABLE SUPPORT FOR CAMERA

Technical

THIS TRIPOD HEAD DESIGN PERMITTED THE POSITIONING OF THE CAMERA AT AN ANGLE, AND IN ANY DIRECTION. THEINCORPORATION OF TUBE LEVELS & A DIVIDED CIRCLE PROVIDES FOR A HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY IN THIS BETTER QUALITY TRIPOD.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'No. 3 SLIDING/ TRIPOD/ GUNDLACH MFG./ CORPORATION' STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON ONE LEG/ GOLDTONE DECAL ON 2ND LEG IS DAMAGED & ONLY PARTIALLY LEGIBLE: 'G[undl]ach M[f]g. Corp./ [RO]CHESTER, N.Y.'/ '33' STAMPED ON BRACKET EXTENDING FROM TRIPOD HEAD/ TRIPOD HEAD SCALES DIVIDED 0-360 AT 20-MINUTE INTERVALS/ 'MAJESTIC TRIPOD TOP/ EASTMAN KODAK STORES' INCISED ON SCREW FITTING ON TRIPOD HEAD BASE TOP/ 'B' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON RUBBER ADJUSTMENT KNOB.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

WOODEN TRIPOD LEGS HAVE BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED. OUTSIDE SURFACES OF TRIPOD HEAD HAVE A DULL SILVER METAL FINISH; INSIDE IS A BLACK WRINKLE TEXTURED FINISH. NB: 2 OF THE SLIDING SECTIONS IN THE TRIPOD LEGS ARE LIGHTER IN COLOUR & POSSIBLY MADE OF A DIFFERENT WOOD, AS COMPARED TO THE REST. THESE MAY BE REPLACEMENTS.

Decoration

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