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Top of a tripod marked with the initials K.A.W.B. from the offices of Wolfe Barry

circa 1880-1918

Surveying tripod.

Microwave Associates Tripod with Mk 3A Head

Tripod stand, circular

1900-1980

Tripod stand, triangular

1900-1980

Vickers-Maxim Machine Gun (deactivated)

1911-1950

Surveyor's tripod with a theodolite

circa 1950

Tripod

1907-1912

Tripod for large Daguerreotype camera, 1839.

Tripod for large Daguerreotype camera

1839

Silver coffee pot with walnut handle, on tripod with spirit burner mounted on stand beneath, made by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, spirit burner made 1810, pot and stand 1811

Silver coffee pot with walnut handle

1810-1811

Tripod of 3 needle points, component of Branly collection, no. 86

Tripod of 3 needle points

Telescopic walking stick camera tripod, c.1900.

Telescopic walking stick camera tripod

1890-1910

Tripod stand, with circular top

Tripod stand, with circular top

1900-1949

Tubular brass telescopic tripod, three section. 44cm closed and 113cm open. Flat tops slides and folds down for storage. 1/4 inch Whit camera screw.

Metal Camera Tripod

Tubular aluminium telescopic tripod. Nine section. 21cm closed, 115.5cm open. 1/4 Whit screw.

Metal Tripod

Plated brass tripod with tubular legs in three sections. Spike feet. 39cm closed and 102cm opened. Patent October 31 1911.

No1E Kodak Tripod

1911

Four section tubular telescopic tripod with brass legs, closed 15 1/2 inches, open 48 1/2 inches. Spike feet with rubber covers. With an alloy head, reversible with 3/4 inches and 3/8 inch Whit screws.

G I B tripod

Tubular aluminium telescopic tripod, four section. 37cm closed and 102cm open. Leg pivot locking screws. Camera screw missing. Probably continental.

Metal Camera Tripod

Tripod for Kinemacolor camera built by Moy & Bastie in 1909 to specification of Charles Urban and G A Smith.

Tripod for Kinemacolor camera

1909

Wooden tripod for the Williamson camera 3 feet 4 inches long (minimum), 6 feet long ( maximum). Geared pan and tilt head with carrying handle.

Wooden Camera Tripod

Plated brass telescopic tube, two section, 19cm closed, 32cm open. 1/4 inch Whit screw.

Contessa Nettel tripod extender

Tubular telescopic plated brass tripod. 4 sections. 38cm closed. 123cm open. Legs are secured by small strap when closed. 1/4 inch Whit screw. Patenet Aug. 24 1897.

Eastman metal tripod No.1

Tubular telescopic brass tripod, 7 section. 31cm closed, 126cm open. Hinged flat camera platform folding down for stowage. 1/4 inch whit screw with continental adaptor. Stamped Cousens.

contessa nettel tripod

Luxor tripod with 9-section telescopic brass legs - 45" extended, 7" closed.

Luxor camera stand

Wooden walking stick with round knob top, 3'4 inches long, knob and ferrule are removable and stick opens to form three legs with brass feet. 1/4 inch Whitworth screw fitting. Hudson and Son.

walking stick tripod

Tripod for Cine-Kodak camera. 3-section wooden legs; metal pan and tilt head (handle missing). Fits first 16mm Cine-Kodak camera.

Tripod for Cine-Kodak camera

Tripod. Single section legs; double construction, with strainers (one missing) to lock onto triangular top.

Tripod. Single section legs; double construction

Bilora tripod. Four section telescopic metal legs; ball and socket head.

Bilora tripod

Two-section wooden legs, struts, tilting top, sliding centre column.

Gandolfi Pattern Wooden Tripod

Tripod Stand, triangular

Tripod Stand, triangular

1900-1980

Tripod; brass; 4-section telescopic legs.

MEI metal tripod

Tubular telescopic plated brass tripod, five section. 38cm closed and 138 cm open. Folding support struts near top fitted with ball and socket head and 1/4 Whit screw.

Loreley Metal Tripod

Tripod stand by Baird and Tatlock (London) Ltd.

Tripod stand by Baird and Tatlock (London) Ltd.

1900-1949

Marconi tripod with Vinten pan\tilt head

Marconi tripod with Vinten pan\tilt head

Susis monopod

Susis Monopod

Tubular aluminium telescopic tripod, seven section. 30cm closed and 124cm open. Last leg section plated brass with reversible screw tips, spike or rubber. Hinged camera plate, folding down for storage. 1/4 inch Whit camera screw.

Metal Tripod

Tubular brass telescopic tripod, three section. 39cm closed and 100cm open. 1/4 inch Whit screw fitted.

Metal Camera Tripod

`Infratrace' infrared non-contact electronic digital thermometer type KM800S by Comark Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1994, with low-voltage power supply unit.

Infrared Non-Contact Electronic Thermometer, 1994

1994

Pair of old tripods for checking the correct length of walking sticks (or crutches). The patient walks with temporary sticks firmly clamped between the jaws of the platforms and their length may then be adjusted. The pair then issued will be cut to the correct length. Origin unknown c.1930.

Tripods for checking the length of walking sticks

circa 1930

Jaynay Quickset tripod

Jaynay Quickset Tripod

Cine tripod.

cine camera tripod

A collection of items relating to Gandolfi Ltd., hand-made camera manufacturers, 1939: tripod to accompany Gandolfi `Precision' 5x7" camera, owned by Sir Kenneth Corfield (see 1999-5121)

Tripod For Gandolfi `Precision' Camera

1939

Cine tripod

Cine tripod

Bell & Howell cine tripod

Bell & Howell Cine Tripod

Cine tripod

Cine Tripod

Wooden tripod

Wooden Tripod

Short cine tripod

Short cine tripod

Vinten cine tripod

Vinten Cine Tripod

Tripod for cine camera marked "Pathe News". With double wooden legs. Two section locked by barrel screw. 110cm approx closed and 182cm approx open. Telescopic pan handle. Rubber grip. Screws into underside of head for storage. Pan and tilt head with double spirit level. Three hinged rings below head for lasing to car top etc.

Cine Tripod

Wooden tripod used by Le Prince in Leeds during his experiments for the production of moving pictures

Wooden tripod used by Louis Le Prince

c 1888