mitchell found in dumpster, help id
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 10:04 pm
So a few weeks back I found myself hanging over the side of a very large dumpster. I found some great stuff some useable lumber and this tripod that I Know wasn't built in the last 20 years. Come to find its a Mitchell tripod. A couple google searches later and i know nothing more than when I started. Here's what is legible on the tripod. The first is a small riveted badge on the leg which reads AS FOLLOWS :
MITCHELL /ACROSS THE TOP.
CAMERA CORP /NEXT LINE
LOS ANGELES /
No. B249
that is the badge. The head on the tripod has more text which reads as follows:
RIES MODEL G PHOTOPLANE TILT HEAD
TRADE MARK
REG. US. PAT. OFF
AND ON THE BASE OF THE TRIPOD ITS MARKED WITH :
NO: 1601
thats all the info on the tripod. Anyone with some Mitchell knowledge know anything about this tripod ? I'll try to post up some photos if anyone is interested
Thanks
Mike
MITCHELL /ACROSS THE TOP.
CAMERA CORP /NEXT LINE
LOS ANGELES /
No. B249
that is the badge. The head on the tripod has more text which reads as follows:
RIES MODEL G PHOTOPLANE TILT HEAD
TRADE MARK
REG. US. PAT. OFF
AND ON THE BASE OF THE TRIPOD ITS MARKED WITH :
NO: 1601
thats all the info on the tripod. Anyone with some Mitchell knowledge know anything about this tripod ? I'll try to post up some photos if anyone is interested
Thanks
Mike