Scovill Mfg. Co.

Elite View

Scovill & Adams Catalog, January 1892, p. 10

5 x 8

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c.1891-1898
Construction: back focus via rack and pinion (single gear track on middle base rail); single swing; reversing by two tripod mounts;
Materials: mahogany body; cherry bed; black fabric bellows; brass hardware, French polish finish
Sizes Offered: 4¼x6½; 5x7; 5x8; 6½x8½
Notes: The Elite is essentially a Waterbury Variation 2 with geared focus and better finish; it came with a Waterbury lens.  The knob underneath the right rear carriage locks the gear focus.

References:
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), distributed by Horgan, Robey & Co. (Boston, MA), June 1891, p. 11
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1892, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1891, ads p. 124
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, The Scovill and Adams Co. (New York, NY), January 1892, p. 10
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1893, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1892, ads p. 150
The American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1894, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1893, p. 118
How to Make Photographs and a Descriptive Catalogue of Photographic Materials Illustrated, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1896, p. 29

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