International photographer (Feb-Dec 1929)

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June, 1923 The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Twenty-five This illustration shows the Akeley Gyro Tripod in actual use by llie Western Electric Company, taking sound moving pictures. Ag in Akeley . . . anticipated necessity with a tripod ideal for Sound Pictures GrY E us the best camera tripod that human ingenuity can devise!" This anus the demand of the sound cinematographers. It was characteristic of the Akeley Comparrj that its research laboratories had already anticipated this demand and were putting on the market such a tripod— a tripod quiet in operation, capable of great speed and flexibility, vibrationless but light, staunch yet easy to manage. The Akeley Universal Gyro Tripod, containing the famous gyro mechanism, stands today a leader in this latest field of photography. This tripod is in constant use in many leading motion picture studios making Sound Pictures. These studios include Metro-GoldwynMayer, Fox-Case Movietone, Pathe and Paramount. Other world wide corporations, such as Radio Corporation of America, Westinghouse Manufacturing Company, Western Electric Company and General Electric Company are enthusiastic users of the Akeley Gyro Tripod in their important work. We i vite you to write for full description of this Tripod and details of our deferred payment plan. Akeley 175 Varick Street iurc. The Akeley Universal Gyro Tripod Camera New York City