General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC KNOBS; FEET; AND COVERING OVER LEGS/.2 METAL, ALUMINUM AND STEEL; WITH SYNTHETIC KNOBS/ CASE: LEATHER WITH BRASS HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

102.0 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

20.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LINHOF

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

ORIGINAL OWNER, HAROLD EASTWOOD, WAS A SERIOUS AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHER. HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ENGLAND BUT RETIRED IN PEI. HE MADE WILDLIFE FILMS FOR THE BBC; AND FILMS FOR THE UN AFRICA FAMINE RELIEF. HE FILMED IN AFRICA, MEXICO AND N. AMERICA [REF 2]

Function

USED TO SUPPORT A CINE CAMERA WHEN FILMING TO AVOID ANY UNSTEADINESS WHICH WOULD AFFECT THE FINAL FILM RESULT

Technical

THIS MODEL IS VERY STURDY AND SOLID SO WOULD ALLOW A VERY STEADY CAMERA WHEN PHOTOGRAPHING. IT HAS TWO LEVELLING BUBBLES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO MAKE THE TRIPOD LEVEL ON UNEVENGROUND.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 LABEL ON TOP OF LEGS: 'Linh[?]/ Universel-kohrsta[?]/ Shank[?]/ [?]'/ MARKINGS AROUND HEAD: '0 90 180 270'/.2 LABEL ON TOP: 'West/ Germany'/ BADGE ON FRONT: 'Linhof [COAT OF ARMS]'/ ON TURN KEY: 'Linhof'/ HANDWRITTEN INSIDE LID OF CASE: 'H.EASTWOOD'/ LABEL FOUND ON CASE: 'Mc BAIN/ CAMERA LTD./ EDMONTON/ ALBERTA/ TRIPOD 114.50/ POST 86.95/ PANHEAD 65.95/ 247.90'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 TOP SECTION: GREENISH YELLOW PAINT OVERLAID WITH VARNISH; PALE BROWN RIBBED SYNTHETIC COVERING ON SIX LEGS; BRUSHED ALUMINUM WITH BLACK FEET ON THREE LEGS; WINE KNOB ON TOP SIDE; RED SECTIONED LINES ON TOP PLATE/.2 TOP HEAD SECTION: GREENISH YELLOW PAINT OVERLAID WITH VARNISH; TOP OF SUPPORT COLUMN: HAMMELIN GREY; INNER COLUMN SHINY METAL/ CASE: BROWN LEATHER WITH WHITE STITCHING AND BRASS HARDWARE

Decoration

N/A