Daguerreotype tintype photographer model studio table brady stand cast iron portrait photos

Cast iron "brady stand" side table. As perhaps the best-known us photographer in the 19th century, it was mathew brady's name that came to be attached to the era's heavy specialized end tables which were factory-made specifically for use by portrait photographers. Such a "brady stand" of the mid-19th century typically had a weighty cast iron base for stability, plus an adjustable-height single-column pipe leg for dual use as either a portrait model's armrest or (when fully extended and fitted with a brace attachment rather than the usual tabletop) as a neckrest. [1] the latter was often needed to keep models steady during the longer exposure times of early photography. [2] while brady stand is a convenient term for these trade-specific articles of studio equipment, there is no proven connection between brady himself and the brady stand's invention circa 1855. [3] a brady stand is clearly visible in use in context in the late 19th century period novelty photo of a "photographer photographing himself" see commons image: http://en. Wikipedia. Org/wiki/file:photographer-studio-1893. Jpg notes ↑ macy, et al, "macy photographic studio's dispatch(, the)", northampton ma, spring-summer 1913, pg 2 ↑ ibid. , pg 3 ↑ ibid. , pg 2.