Scovill
Scovill Manufacturing Co. was founded as Abel Porter & Co. in 1802. It was based in Waterbury, Connecticut. In the early days of photography it began making silver-plated copper sheets for daguerreotype imaging, as well as other photographic goods. Scovill was the second largest jobbing trade company for photography supply in the U.S.A. In 1871 it bought American Optical Co. The budget versions of American Optical's cameras were sold under the Scovill brand. In 1889 one leading officer of Scovill bought the company and named it Scovill & Adams. In 1902 it was merged with the largest U.S. distributor, E. & H.T. Anthony. Together they were Anthony & Scovill.
Cameras
Links
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| studio accessory: Scovill headrest image by Couch Commando (Image rights) |
- Scovill at The Lampworks
- Scovill at Pacific Rim
- Scovill at Field Cameras of the United States
- Complete list of Scovill cameras with reference information at Historic Camera
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| Scovill "Waterbury" 5x7 and 4x5 cameras image by Brian Purcell (Image rights) |
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| Scovill & Adams 5x7 stereo camera image by eBayer leicalarry (Image rights) |
