Tripod

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OBJECT TYPE: ADJUSTABLE/SPLIT LEG
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0004.003

MANUFACTURER: Demaria-Lapierre
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wooden tripod; metal fittings; fabric (possibly felt) pad on tripod head

Dimensions

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

Length: 58.7 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 11.5 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: Demaria Lapierre
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
Period: Believed used in early 1900s.
Canada: Unknown
Function: To provide stable and secure support to another object, while preventing unwanted movement. Specifically, this tripod used to support a still camera.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "[DL logo]/ DEMARIE- LAPIERRE/ PARIS" appears in raised print on round plate fixed to tripod.
Missing: Missing mechanism [nut & bolt?) used to secure item [ie. camera] to tripod.
Finish: Wood legs & head have orange-red stain (?); possibly varnished; darkened metal fittings
Decoration: N/A

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Demaria-Lapierre, Tripod, after 1908, Artifact no. 2007.0004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0004.003/

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