Tripod
- Object Name:
- Tripod
- Object ID:
- 1991.076.213
- Date:
- 1890-1900
- Description:
- Tripod, camera. Wood with brass fittings. Fits William E. Virgin (1860-1932) 5x7" plate camera (.211). Three separate folding legs, each 22" x 3.5" x 0.5". Each has central sliding post with steel tip. Two outer arms swing up, with holes to fit pins in sockets on bottom of camera. Brass clamp to hold central post in place. Each leg extends to 55.4" overall. Numbered A, B, and C (A has leather handle; C has leather straps). See accession record for more detailed description.
A. Leg assembly with leather carrying handle.
B. Leg assembly with no attachments
C. Leg assembly with leather straps and buckles for holding the three legs together while carrying. - Material:
- Wood
Metal
Brass
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-3.5 L-22 D-2 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by William E. Virgin (1860-1932), a landscape photographer in East Concord, NH. Purchased along with Virgin's 5x7 plate camera (.211), his Kodak Folding Brownie camera (.212), 34 glass negatives, and 210 contact prints.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Virgin, William E. (1860-1932)
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