by marop » Sun Jul 26, 2015 12:33 am
Hi Mike,
I take it the tripod has wood legs? Sounds like a standard Mitchell made tripod with a newer head on it. Mitchell made these tripods starting in the 1920's and into the 1950's and probably later. The address for Mitchell being in Los Angeles puts it being made in the 1920's and probably the first half of the decade. I don't know anything about that brand of head but these type of "sticks" were used for many years and you might even find one in use today. So someone just put a newer head on it at some point. Mitchell did make their own heads however.
So this is a very old tripod that filmed silent movies! Funny thing is, I bought a newer, 1950's, metal tripod and it came with a Mitchell made head that was also a Los Angeles address. My head was marked, UPC, probably for Universal Pictures Company, I hope!
I'll keep an eye out for your pictures...
Mark
Hi Mike,
I take it the tripod has wood legs? Sounds like a standard Mitchell made tripod with a newer head on it. Mitchell made these tripods starting in the 1920's and into the 1950's and probably later. The address for Mitchell being in Los Angeles puts it being made in the 1920's and probably the first half of the decade. I don't know anything about that brand of head but these type of "sticks" were used for many years and you might even find one in use today. So someone just put a newer head on it at some point. Mitchell did make their own heads however.
So this is a very old tripod that filmed silent movies! Funny thing is, I bought a newer, 1950's, metal tripod and it came with a Mitchell made head that was also a Los Angeles address. My head was marked, UPC, probably for Universal Pictures Company, I hope!
I'll keep an eye out for your pictures...
Mark