Vintage P&B Ponder & Best Mini Tripod MODEL 99 Photography VIVITAR Pocket Tripod

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Vintage P&B Ponder & Best Mini Tripod MODEL 99 Photography VIVITAR Pocket Tripod
Here is your chance to own this vintage P & B Ponder & Best Mini Tripod (Model 99, Made in Japan), also known as the ”Pocket Tripod”. Unextended the tri-pod stands approximately 10” tall. Fully extended it stands approximately 50” tall. Metal construction.
Originally founded as Ponder & Best, Inc., the company was established in Santa Monica, California in 1938 as a distributor of photographic products by the German immigrants Max Ponder and John C. Best. Ponder and Best fled to the United States from Germany after Hitler rose to power. The pair started out selling photographic equipment from a 1936 Oldsmobile. Best wrote invoices from the back seat while Ponder acted as the salesman and retrieved merchandise from the trunk.
Initially, Ponder & Best pursued relationships with major camera equipment manufacturers but in 1964, decided to come up with their own brand and rebadge the equipment they sold. They chose Vivitar as their brand name.
The tripod is in
very good condition
, with some wear including some paint chipping to the legs, but nothing that distracts or impedes its usefulness. Will make a wonderful addition to any collection vintage cameras or photography equipment. Will also ship internationally, though will have determine the cost of shipping depending on where it is being shipped.
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