The tripod and gear head are manufactured by "Universal Camera
Company". The head still works as originally designed, but
excitingly, the camera man has adapted his gear head to work for him
in a different manner. The gear head has been adapted to use the
drop out mechanism for the panning gear as a friction pan. I
absolutely love any changes that were made to Movie cameras and
equipment. It is quite rare to have the parts and pieces used to
make the equipment work in a different manner. This camera and gear
head just have a personal touch that isn't there in any
other set.