Animation Stands - Rostrum Cameras Information Page
Posted: June 27, 2026
I have spent some time trying to locate good reference material about animation stands/rostrum cameras and any associated equipment such as film gates. I thought I'd share this list based on my research for anyone interested in the topic. I'm saving perma-links for any adverts on Worthpoint, EBay, etc to the Wayback Machine as I post them here. So if the live link disappears I'll replace it with a perma-link. Feel free to contact me on BlueSky if you have additional references you'd like me to add to the list or if you found this useful: @stu-wenschlag.bsky.social
Oxberry
Oxberry Stand Setup/Take Down with John Huber's expertise - Videos by Kate Brown.
Dissassembly, Oct 2, 2014
Set Up, Oct 14, 2014
archived website for The Oxberry Project
Kickstarter for The Oxberry Project
Cinemtography.com forum post by Beau House with questions about the film gate for an Oxberry Animation Stand at Cineworks in Vancouver which he was attempting to restore. The initial post is from April, 2018 but there are some fairly recent updates in the replies. Includes images.
Oxberry Master Series Animation Stand - Two outstanding images and descriptions from Craig Paup on his Flickr account.
Oxberry Camera stand on display. Museum Exhibit at the Rubenstein Arts Center, Durham, NC. Excerpt:
The Rubenstein exhibit, “From Pencils to Pixels: The Evolution of an Animated Film,” charts the myriad steps involved in the production of “The Burial of Natty Bumppo.” Content from the film is presented on screens, as physical art as produced, storyboards, animatics, pencil tests, 35mm film as originally shot along with digital scanning technology used to finish the film.
About the Oxberry Animation Stand, by Stevens Design & Animation, LLC - article https://stevensanimation.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/about-the-oxberry-animation-stand/
Oxberry animation stand and camera on display at the Cinematheque Manila. Link on X.com
Oxberry Master Series Animation Stand - one-page advert on the Internet Archive. "Computer Controlled".
Oxberry Junior Animation Stand at Emerson College. An excellent tour of the mechanisms and usage. Wayback Machine Link.
Oxberry Camera, Model 5327 - for sale on Recycled Goods. Multiple images.
Oxberry Film Printer, Model 1500 - for sale on Recycled Goods (in pretty rough shape). Mutliple images.
Oxberry 35mm Film Camera Head, Model 3100 with 4-perf movement - for sale on Worthpoint. Multiple images.
"Oxberry Computer Cameras", Serial No. 11309 (BC) - for sale on Worthpoint. Multiple images.
Oxberry Animation Camera Base, Model 5326 & 5327 - for sale on Worthpoint. Multiple images.
Oxberry Pro Camera, SN. 0267 - for sale on Worthpoint. multiple images.
Oxberry Animator 8 - Junior Animation Stand, Model JS 2000 - for sale on Worthpoint. Multiple images.
Oxberry Animation Camera, Model 25-AN - for sale on Worthpoint. Multiple images.
Oxberry Master Animation Camera, Model ??, - for sale on Worthpoint, 2 images.
Oxberry 16mm Film Gate, Part No. 5030-52-1550 - for sale on EBay. 5 images.
Other
Evergreen-Richmark Animation Stand Manual. Seems to be a hybrid build related to the Oxberry stand. Great resource!
Various descriptions of a variety of animation stands including the ACME, Mole-Richardson, Oxberry, Fax, and Bowlds from the book
Setting the Scene: The Art & Evolution of Animation Layout by Fraser Maclean. See pages 40,43, and 48 - available on the Internet Archive.