Seen in advertisements as early as February, 1928, Mitchell's Friction Tilthead like those now being offered by other makers, was a huge step up from the two-crank designs previously in use over the past twenty-five years.

Heads with two cranks, one for panning and the other for tilting, required a cameraman and an assistant to fully operate the camera and the head. With the friction head's single control, both pan and tilt could be achieved by the cameraman faster, and simultaneously. The head and handle designs were covered under Patent No. 1,723,294 of August 6, 1929 and Patent No. 1,889,260 of November 29, 1932, both of which were granted to George A. Mitchell and assigned to the Mitchell Camera Company and the Mitchell Camera Corporation, respectively:

This example is the only one I have seen for sale of this Model. It is an older model made in West Hollywood. The finish is largely intact. There is wear to the finish see pictures for details. It was modified at sometime a corner was cut off the front see pictures. One leveling bubble is intact the second one is not. Rubber grip is in great shape nameplate is present. A great barn find I have cleaned it with a damp paper towel to reveal the finish and have used dry lube to lubricate the pivot point otherwise in as found condition may need further cleaning. A beautiful piece of film history. If you have questions feel free to message me.