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