Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY)
Waterbury Lens (Single Achromat) Variation 2 (rotating stops) - c. 1880-c.1900
Notes:
The Scovill Waterbury Lens
is a single achromat (hence the name). Having only two elements in
one group in the rear of the lens, it was the most inexpensive lens
offered in their catalogs.
Early in its run,
Waterbury Lens Variation 1 had round Waterhouse stops that were
inserted from the front, and held in place by a wire spring clip.
By about 1885,
Waterbury Lens Variation 2 had a rotating wheel having four
stops, and this is its most common form. Occasionally, it will be
found with an accompanying
Elite
Shutter, which was designed and marketed by Scovill to fit the
Waterbury Lens. References:
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), May 1888, p. 41
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill
Mfg. Co., distributed by John Wanamaker (Philadelphia, PA), June 1888,
p. 41
How to
Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill Mfg. Co. (New
York, NY), November 1888, p. 42
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times
Almanac for 1893, The
Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), ads p. 131
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), 1890, p. 46
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), distributed by Sargent & Co. (Cleveland, OH), April
1891, p. 50
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), January
1891, p. 49
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. 51
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), abt. June 1892, p. 53
Catalogue of Photographic Goods and All Articles Pertaining to
Photography, The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), undated c.1895, p. 34
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times
Almanac for 1898,
The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), preface ads
p. 8
