The Wilkinson Company
83 Randolph St., Chicago, IL
(manufactured by Scovill Mfg. Co.)
The Edgewater Camera
5 x 8 (top of case is a non-original
replacement)
Manufacturer:
Scovill Mfg. Co., New Haven, CT factory
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Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured:
c. 1893
Construction: back focus
via push-pull; single swing; reversing by two tripod mounts;
ground glass frame hinges down
Materials: mahogany body; cherry bed; black
fabric bellows; brass hardware; varnish finish
Sizes Offered: 5x8 (photos) $32.00 in 1893
Notes: This camera is nothing more than a
Waterbury
Variation 1 with a name-plate that says "Edgewater"
slapped on the front. The ad in the Scovill's
almanac 1893 reference
is in addition to a "Waterbury Outfits" ad on another page in the
same journal, and the Edgewater does not appear in Scovill catalogs.
Probably the Wilkerson Co. (at the edge of Lake Michigan) coined the
name "Edgewater" for their marketing of Scovill manufactured cameras.
