General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE SYNTHETIC FITTINGS ON COLLARS & KNOBS.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

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Weight

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Diameter

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Studio & set equipment

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Manfrotto

Country

Italy

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

Period

THESE STANDS PRESUMABLY USED C. 1980S +. 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 ANDLONDON, 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

USED IN PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO TO SUPPORT VARIETY OF ACCESSORY ITEMS, INCLUDING LIGHTS, UMBRELLAS, ETC.

Technical

LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT STANDS USED BY KARSH IN HIS NEW YORK STUDIO AND 'ON THE ROAD'. USE OF COLOURED TAPE STRIPS SUGGESTS SPECIFIC STANDS WERE USED WITH SPECIFIC LIGHTS, ETC. AND IS IN KEEPING WITH KARSH'S DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHED ROUTINES IN HIS WORK/WORK HABITS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Decal on one leg reads " 3097/ bogen [registered trademark symbol]/ MADE IN ITALY BY MANFROTTO + CO "./.2-.4 Decal on one leg reads " Made in Italy for/ BOGEN PHOTO CORP./ by Lino Manfrotto + co. ".

Missing

NONE, SAVE SCREW MOUNT COVER FOR .3.

Finish

SILVER METAL STANDS; BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED FITTINGS..1 STAND HAS BRASS-COLOURED THREADED ATTACHMENT POINT;.2-.4 HAVE BLACK FINISH ON ATTACHMENT POINTS.

Decoration

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