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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

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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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