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Leo
Joined: 14 May 2001
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I recently bought at an auction a huge stand.
It has two large oak columns (four inch square, five and ahlf feet tall)
with a run of gear teeth up each one.
The base is cast metal with three wheels. Next to the frontmost wheel
is a threaded bolt that will keep the thing from rolling around.
A wooden platform (say about 18 inches by 36 inches) travels up and down
the columns by means of a gear and a large crank.
A plate on the sides read "Graflex Identification Unit" Any ideas?
Any insight you might give would be most appreciated and thanks for your
time and consideration.
Leo
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Dkeener
Joined: 27 May 2001
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2001 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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First guess would be that is a stand for a Mug shot camera. Graflex made these using 4x5 flim and a sliding split back to allow front & profile views on one sheet of film. Once upon a time almost every police dept in the counrty had one.
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