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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950–1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0311.001

MANUFACTURER: Davis & Sanford Co. Inc.
MODEL: FLOATING ACTION
LOCATION: New Rochelle, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (INCLUDING STEEL & ALUMINUM), WITH SYNTHETIC KNOBS AND RUBBER FEET; WOODEN WEDGES ON TELESCOPING LEGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 67.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS EQUIPMENT PROBABLY USED C. 1950S UNTIL 1992.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUFKARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: USED TO SUPPORT A CAMERA.
Technical: SPARE TRIPODS MAINTAINED BY MR. KARSH AS EXTRAS OR DUPLICATE EQUIPMENT FOR HIS PRINCIPAL TRIPOD 970310.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2 tripods bear plates reading "FLOATING ACTION/ TRIPOD/ DAVIS & SANFORD CO. INC./ MANUFACTURERS/ 23-25 AVENUE E./ NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y./ PAT. PEND./ MADE IN U.S.A. ". No markings on.3-.4, but tripod and head are almost identical to others, and to 970310. No markings on.5 tripod.
Missing: APPEAR COMPLETE. .4 TRIPOD HEAD IS MISSING CLAMP FOR ATTACHMENT TO THIS STYLE OF TRIPOD. From CA of 06/03/1999 by Gordon Perrault: Yes - .001 spring loaded tripod .002 spring loaded tripod .003 spring loaded tripod missing head .004 tripod head only
Finish: BRUSHED & POLISHED SILVER METAL; BLACK KNOBS & FEET; WOODEN WEDGES ON EACH OF THE TELESCOPING LEGS..3 TRIPOD HAS BEEN PAINTED OFF-WHITE..4 SPARE HEAD HAS BEEN PAINTED/COATED GREEN (POSSIBLY TO REDUCE SLIPAGE)
Decoration: N/A

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Davis & Sanford Co. Inc., Tripod, circa 1950–1975, Artifact no. 1997.0311, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0311.001/

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