Wooden tripod used by Louis Le Prince
- Made:
- c 1888 in unknown place
Wooden tripod used by Le Prince in Leeds during his experiments for the production of moving pictures
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.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1939-179
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), copper (alloy) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
each leg: 830 mm x 90 mm x 55 mm,
- type:
- tripod
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
