The Baughman Pedestal

This is my favorite light weight camera support…The Baughman Portable Pedestal made by the E J Baughman Company in El Monte CA. This is the earliest version that had a smaller central column that was only adjustable with a wrench and debuted around 1955. Soon after, the center column became a much thicker chrome plated item with a quick release lever and another version featured a hydraulic pump and handle. This photo shows Jack LaLanne at KTTV in Los Angeles where he moved his show in 1957 from it’s original home at KGO in San Francisco where it started in 1953.

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