Scovill's Magic Finder

Scovill Mfg. Co., (New York, NY)

Magic Finder - c. 1888 - c. 1892

How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), May 1888, p. 61

Scovill Mfg. Co., c.1888

The Scovill & Adams Co., c.1892 or later

Another The Scovill & Adams Co., c.1892 or later

Notes:

Scovill patented a view finder that is essentially the Magic Finder (Scovill Mfg. Co (W.H. Fuller, assignor), 369515, 6 Sep 1887).jpg.

Similar to the G. Gennert Sure-Shot Finder and an Unknown Manufacturer After-Market Optical Finder.

References:
The American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1888, C.W. Canfield, ed.; Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), copyright 1887, ads p. 44
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), May 1888, p. 61
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill Mfg. Co., distributed by John Wanamaker (Philadelphia, PA), June 1888, p. 61
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), November 1888, p. 61
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1890, p. 66
Photographic Materials Illustrated, John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, PA, c.1890, p.14
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), January 1891, p. 69
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), distributed by Sargent & Co. (Cleveland, OH), April 1891, p. 70
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), distributed by Horgan, Robey & Co. (Boston, MA), January 1892, p. 87
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), abt. June 1892, p. 101
Catalogue of Photographic Goods and All Articles Pertaining to Photography, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), undated c.1895, p. 43
Title Unknown, Scovill & Adams Catalog, undated c.1897, p.66

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