E.I. Horsman Co., New York, NY

Eclipse Outfit,  No. 2 and 3 (no lensboard)

American Annual of Photography & Photographic Times Almanac for 1892, p. 31

3¼ x 4¼

4¼ x 6½

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1888-1900
Construction: rear focus via push-pull; single or no swing; reversing by two tripod mounts; no lensboard;  ground glass frame hinges down
Materials: cherry body and base; black leatherette bellows; brass hardware, varnish finish
Sizes Offered: Eclipse No. 2: 3¼x4¼; Eclipse No. 3: 4¼x6½
Notes: According to McKeown's "Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras", the E.I. Horsman Co. also sold lawn tennis equipment and bicycles.  The "outfit" included a wooden box, trays, chemicals, etc. similar to the "Scholar's" outfit of Scovill and the "Eureka School" outfit of Anthony. 

     The No. 2 and No. 3 cameras shown above are the usual model encountered, in that they have no removable lensboard.  The Horsman Eclipse No. 33, however, has a lensboard. 

References: 
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1890, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1889, ads p. 12
Horsman's Lawn Tennis, E. I. Horsman (New York, NY), c. 1890, unpaginated, approximately p. 29
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1892, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1891, ads p. 31

also see Dan Colucci's Horsman article: http://members.aol.com/oct0969/hors.htm

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