Tripod

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0197.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Aluminum, brass and other metals; black moulded synthetic sleeve on central post and hand grip. Selected areas on tripod head painted blue. Brown synthetic fibre cord limits movement of legs.

Dimensions

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

Length: 100.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Owned and used by Canadian film maker Bill Mason, who achieved international recognition for his wilderness and canoeing documentaries in the 1960s and 1970s.
Function: To provide stable and secure support to another object, while preventing unwanted movement. Specifically, this tripod used to support a cine camera.
Technical: The Bill Mason collection consists of typical cameras and other equipment in the 16 mm format widely used by documentary film makers in Canada in this period. High quality aluminum tripod with precision pan-tilt head allowing "one-finger operation". [Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "220 844 765" crudely etched into central collar below tripod head.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Aluminum, brass and other metals; black moulded synthetic sleeve on central post and hand grip. Selected areas on tripod head painted blue. Brown synthetic fibre cord limits movement of legs. Off-white and blue adhesive tape present on tripod.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tripod, circa 1970, Artifact no. 2010.0197, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2010.0197.001/

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