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OBJECT TYPE: ADJUSTABLE/SPLIT LEG
DATE: 1928–1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0389.001

MANUFACTURER: Agfa Ansco Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Binghamton, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD WITH METAL FITTINGS; FELT (?) LINER ON TRIPOD HEAD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 95.0 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: Agfa Ansco
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Binghamton

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF TRIPOD PRESUMABLY USED 1926+
Canada: PART OF A.M. HARDY COLL'N OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ.. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT. WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952.
Function: TO SECURELY SUPPORT A CAMERA, AT VARYING HEIGHTS AND ANGLES, AS DETERMINED BY A PHOTOGRAPHER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF WOODEN CAMERA TRIPOD, PROBABLY DESIGNED FOR USE WITH FIELD (STYLE) CAMERA. TRIPOD HEAD ALLOWSFOR LIMITED TIP & TILT MOVEMENTS; GEARED CENTRE COLUMN AND EXTENSION COLUMNS IN LEGS PERMIT ADJUSTMENTS FOR HEIGHT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to tripod head reads "MANUFACTURED IN U.S.A. BY/ AGFA/ ANSCO CORPORATION/ BINGHAMTON, N.Y.". "MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ AGFA ANSCO CORP'N./ BINGHAMTON, N.Y./ U.S. PATENTS/ 1574894" stamped into top portion of one leg, below crank.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: DARK BROWN WOOD COMPONENTS. METAL FITTINGS HAVE GOLDTONE FINISH. WOODEN KNOB ON HANDCRANK HAS BEEN PAINTED BLACK. MAROON COLOUR FELT OR SIMILAR FLOCKED FABRIC LINER ON TRIPOD HEAD.
Decoration: N/A

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Agfa Ansco Corp., Tripod, between 1928–1943, Artifact no. 2001.0389, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0389.001/

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