General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.4 METAL AND WOOD CONSTRUCTION; PT WOVEN FIBRE STRAP HAS METAL CLOSURE..5 CAST METAL SUPPORT BRACKET

Dimensions

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

Length

24.0 cm

Width

24.0 cm

Height

109.5 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

Bell Howell

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TRIPOD PRESUMABLY USED BY MR. ROY TASH C. 1924/25 UNTIL THE 1950S.

Canada

USED BY MR. ROY TASH (1898-1988), CANADA'S BEST-KNOWN NEWSREEL PHOTOGRAPHER. TASH BEGAN HIS CAREER IN 1915 IN CHICAGO; HE MOVED TO TORONTO IN1919, AND WAS ACTIVE 1920S-1950S. HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS: THE CSC'S ROY TASH TROPHY IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO THE BEST NEWS CAMERA PERSON IN CANADA. (REF. 1)

Function

TO SECURE AND SUPPORT A CINE CAMERA DURING USE.

Technical

USED WITH BELL & HOWELL MODEL 2709 CINE CAMERA (990043).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " B & H CO. " cast in raised print on tripod head. Bell & Howell shield-shaped mfr's plate fitted to tripod head bears no markings./.2 " R. TASH " printed by hand in red grease pencil on two legs of brace; " [illegible] EQPT. " printed by hand in orange grease pencil on third leg./.3-.4 no markings/ PT strap buckle stamped " PAT. JAN 5'09 ".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 TRIPOD HAS BLACK WRINKLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON HEAD AND MOST METAL FITTINGS; HARDWOOD (POSSIBLY MAPLE ?) SPLIT TRIPOD LEGS..2 SPREADER IS SILVER METAL; WOODEN FITTING ON INSIDE SURFACE OF EACH LEG HAS SERIES OF RECESSED HOLES INTO WHICH TRIPOD LEG FEET FIT..3-.4 SILVER METAL CRANK HAS BLACK PAINTED WOODEN KNOB ON HANDLE..5 BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. PT BELT IS LIGHT BROWN WOVEN FIBRE (COTTON TWILL?), WITH SILVER METAL BUCKLE.

Decoration

N/A