Wooden tripod leg used by Louis Le Prince
Wooden tripod leg used by Le Prince in Leeds during his experiments for the production of moving pictures
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This tripod was used by Louis Le Prince to support his single-lens camera in 1888, with which he filmed arguably the earliest moving film footage in the world - Roundhay Garden Scene, Leeds Bridge and Accordion Player in Leeds.
- Measurements:
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overall: 830 mm x 90 mm x 55 mm,
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , copper (alloy) and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- 1939-179/1
- type:
- tripod
