General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, WITH SYNTHETIC ADJUSTMENT KNOBS & RUBBER FEET.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.5 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Height

79.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Davis Sanford

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New Rochelle

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TRIPOD POSSIBLY USED C. MID-1950S TO 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR.KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

TO SUPPORT LARGE STUDIO CAMERA.

Technical

THIS WAS KARSH'S PRIMARY TRIPOD, USED WITH HIS PRINCIPAL 8X10 CAMERA (970319). HE MAINTAINED SEVERAL SPARES (970311), VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THIS TRIPOD.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" FLOATING ACTION/ TRIPOD/ DAVIS & SANFORD CO. INC./ MANUFACTURERS/ 23-25 AVENUE E./ NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y./ PAT. NO. 2,709,560/ MADE IN U.S.A. " appears on plate on one leg.

Missing

NONE. From CA of 06/03/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - tripod appears intact and complete

Finish

BRUSHED & POLISHED SILVER METAL; BLACK KNOBS & FEET/ HEAD HAS BEEN PAINTED/HAS GREEN FINISH APPLIED TO FACE (POSSIBLY TO REDUCE SLIPAGE)

Decoration

N/A