My "new" toy!

Well, in order to celebrate 19 years of torture, erm...marriage my good lady bought me a lovely old tripod.
It is made by Pyramid.
I wonder if any of you guys have any details / knowledge of this? I've had a quick rummage around on 'tinternet and it appears like it could be 1950s, but I can't believe it is really that old....is it?
Photos were taken on my phone, in work, hence the quality.

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its nice anyway old or not

I had one of these - identical in all but name. It had a Japanese sounding name - Shinhah or similar - I can not quite remember. I think mine was made in the early 80s but quite possible the design has been around for a long time

It was a nice little gadget - just not up to holding a dslr - was fine with my ME Super + M 50 1.7 though

Carl

I think Pyramid was a Dixons brand.

Damn! burst my bubble why don't you? Dixons indeed!

It does hold my *istDL with Tamron 300mm on.

It's possibly re-badged from another brand. Looks like a Velbon

Don't forget that at one time Dixons was a reputable photo (only) shop!

I agree, I have a Velbon just like it, (if indeed Velbon actually makes them anyway) but beware of the plastic feet Ted, one of mine broke and it was a tw@t of a job to get the leg out and bodge a repair.

Un-extended its quite a sturdy little tripod, wouldn't fancy a DSLR and DA* lens on it fully extended though

Sorry, age wise mines about 10 years old, bought from new.

I have one of these tripods, I now use as a mini lighting stand.

I purchased it in the “Boots” photographic dept, within their Plymouth store in about the mid nineteen seventies, which makes it thirty plus years old.
That’s when Boots had a large photographic departments.

Unfortunately I can’t help with who manufactured it, as it is branded as “Boots” own.


Take care.

So...it's a Boots, Dixons, 1970's 2000's Tripod

Either way..I still like it; it's kinda quirky!

My father used to have that exact tripod, am I right in thinking the legs have spring loaded studs that hold them open? you press them in to push the legs back up. It would have been bought in the early 60s I reckon.