Tripod
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0054.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Davis & Sanford Co. Inc.
- MODEL
- FLOATING ACTION A
- LOCATION
- New Rochelle, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- 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
- 20.0 cm
- Height
- 79.0 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
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- Period
- THIS TRIPOD USED MID-1950S TO EARLY 1990S. NOT USED AFTER 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. HE ALSO MAINTAINED STUDIOS IN NYC AND LONDON, ENGLAND. IN 1999, MR. KARSH WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE CENTURY. HIS PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. - Function
-
TO SUPPORT A LARGE STUDIO TYPE CAMERA. THIS TRIPOD USED SPECIFICALLY WITH 8X10 CALUMET 980051. - Technical
-
THIS WAS KARSH'S PRIMARY TRIPOD INHIS NEW YORK STUDIO, USED WITH THE 8X10 CALUMET CAMERA (980051). THE TRIPOD HEAD IS OVERSIZED AND THE CENTRAL SUPPORT COLUMN SPRING LOADED, TO ACCOMODATE THE LARGE, HEAVY STUDIO CAMERA. LIKE SO MUCH OF HIS EQUIPMENT, IT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE TRIPOD HE USED IN OTTAWA (970510). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "FLOATING ACTION/ TRIPOD A/ DAVIS & SANFORD CO., INC./ MANUFACTURERS/ 24 PLEASANT ST./ NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y./ PAT. NO. 2,709,560/ MADE IN U.S.A." appears on plate on one leg.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- BRUSHED & POLISHED SILVER METAL; BLACK KNOBS & FEET. HEAD HAS BEEN PAINTED/ GREEN FINISH APPLIED TO FACE (POSSIBLY TO REDUCE SLIPAGE).
- Decoration
- N/A
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Davis & Sanford Co. Inc., Tripod, after 1956, Artifact no. 1998.0054, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0054.001/
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