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Description:

Vintage wooden tripod with photo-head.
Tripod is in vintage condition !!!
Made in Germany. Berlebach model.
The tripod is adjustable from 95 cm to 145 cm + 40 cm/ column / without the photo-head.
Weight: Tripod with photo head is 8,5 kg
Very good working condition.
The tripod is used. Tested to carry up to 14 kg with no problems!
Tripod is designed for large video so easily can withstand 25 kg and more.
The column/with head/ is very mobile on all sides.
Head has 90 degrees tilt action in every direction and 360 degrees Pan action
The tripod has a geared column with the "ball" and is a pleasure to use.
The column block handle/screw of metal bolt is broken. See photos.
Bubble Level is well. All other block and hold screw's works great!
Photo-head work greats !
Cosmetic condition of wooden legs and head is not great. Varnish is shabby and there are traces of spray paint
We ship Worldwide !
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This is vintage original Berlebach - Germany tripod. It's much more reliable than new one in very good condition.

Perhaps this tripod is one of the best ever wood models.

History:

Berlebach ® Made in Germany since 1898

When the ore deposits were exhausted, the wood of the forests of the so called "Erzgebirge" became the most important raw material. Formatively, it influenced the region and guaranteed the people's living. The "Erzgebirge" is famous for its traditional art of woodcarving, toys and sports equipment in the whole world. The products and the history of the company Berlebach are also part of this successful trend.

In 1898 the merchant Peter Otto Berlebach founded the now oldest tripod factory in Germany, situated not far away from the Saxon art and university town Dresden. It is even the only factory in the world which ever since has continuously been working at the development and the production of wooden tripods, as far as we know. Almost from the beginning Berlebach delivered its wooden tripods and other photo accessories abroad too. A fact which is verified in the "Hamburg Export-Handbuch" from 1906. Above all England was the most important exporting country.

In 1918 the founder of the company, Otto Berlebach, retired and sold his business to three former employees of the camera factory Ernemann in Dresden. The new owners - Dittmar, Biskaborn and Heisinger, experienced specialists in the wood, metalworking and commercial sectors, brought in their large experiences in the field of photography. For many decades the firm was kept in private hands. Then in1972 it was nationalised and was run as the state owned company "Foto-Kino-Zubehör" (Photo-Cinema-Equipment). In those days the company manufactured the whole range of tripods including travel tripods of light weight as well as heavy tripods used in studios. This was for the entire GDR as well as for all the other countries of the Eastern bloc.

In 1990 the factory was put under the surveillance of the Trust Institution. The transfer of old GDR-companies into private ownership presented the unique chance of a new beginning for Germany's "ancient" tripod factory in Mulda to continue in its well-tried, successful and traditional way. However, before achieving that goal, three long years of never-ending negotiations passed until the trust administration agreed to the transfer into private ownership literally at the very last minute. Wolfgang Fleischer - one of the company's executives since 1962 and today's owner of the company Berlebach - succeeded in protecting the enterprise from going bankrupt. He bought the ground, the production plants, and the name Berlebach from the Trust Institution.

What a super addition to any collection ~ just waiting to be displayed or used. Good Luck & Happy Treasure Hunting!

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