General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION

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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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Studio & set equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

Period

THESE STANDS PRESUMABLY USED UNTIL 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

USED TO SUPPORT ACCESSORY EQ. (POSSIBLY DIFFUSERS, DRAPES, ETC. ) FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC USE.

Technical

CONVENTIONAL, MASS-PRODUCED TRIPOD STAND COLUMNS PAIRED WITH MACHINED DISKS, FOR USE AS STANDS..6 BASE FITTED WITHFOUR SLIDING "FEET", THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS NOT CLEAR. THESE STANDS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO SUPPORT BLACK CARDS MADE BY KARSH TO PREVENT LIGHT FROM LARGE STUDIO SPOTS FROM SHINING INTO CAMERA LENS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.6 no markings.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

SILVER METAL FINISH.

Decoration

N/A