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OBJECT TYPE: TRIPOD/WOOD/EXTENSION LEG
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2068.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: MARKUST
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (SOME PARTS POSSIBLY ALUMINUM)

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.0 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 4.0 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: Unknown
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED C.1940S+
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOUR PROCESSING IN THE 1920-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVELY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)
Function: TO PROVIDE SECURE, STABLE SUPPORT FOR CAMERA
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EXTREMELY SMALL, LIGHT & COMPACT CAMERA TRIPOD OF FAIRLY GOOD QUALITY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: '"Markust"/ D.R.G.M. D.R.P.' INCISED IN TRIPOD HEAD/ 'PEST' & DIRECTIONAL ARROW INCISED ON LOCKING SCREW HEAD
Missing: NONE
Finish: UPPER PORTION OF TRIPOD LEGS PAINTED BLACK; LOWER SECTIONS ARE GOLD-COLOURED METAL/ NICKEL-PLATED HEAD & LOCKING SCREW
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tripod, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1987.2068, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.2068.001/

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