newberry Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Hi Folks: Anyone know the manufacturer, or anything else about this tripod? I can't find any maker name on it, I'll be selling it, trying to identify it. Link: imgur.com <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/gskLtFp" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/gskLtFp"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_watson1 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Looks to me like it supported a theodolite in a former life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I think it is a photo tripod. Surveyor's tripods never have a raised centre column because of the effect on stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_fromm2 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I doubt it is a Berlebach, but ask them if it is one of theirs. berlebach.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_watson1 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I think it is a photo tripod. Surveyor's tripods never have a raised centre column because of the effect on stability. I've seen a few older legsets that had a center column option. This looks like one, albeit modified to take a photo head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Never seen a photographic tripod with calibrated leg markings. Useful to a surveyor though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayatuptown Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 That really does look like a surveyor's/transit tripod. The spiked feet and no leg 'restraints' are not very good on hard surfaces, but good in dirt, turf, etc. I bought an orange one from a hardware store that was closing...I asked what the weight rating was. He thought that was a really dumb question...'a transit'. He also couldn't think outside the box for repurposing. It had a huge bolt with a screwdriver-style handle...I think it was 5/8"-13 or thereabouts. I had to find a tap that size to make a plate for my usage. Murray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_gallimore1 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Looks similar to an ex British War Department tripod I have, mine is marked with the 'broad arrow' -> and 1942, doesn't have scale marks on the legs though. There would have been a lot of heavy duty wooden tripods sold off as surplus after the war that were later adapted to photo use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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