American Optical Co., Scovill Mfg. Co., props.

76 Camera, Variation 2, Push-Pull Focus

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1885
Construction: rear focus via push-pull; single swing; reversing by two tripod mounts; three-piece, vertically oriented shifting lensboard
Materials: mahogany body; cherry base; red leather bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: at least 3.25x4.25
Notes: A non-sliding lensboard and push-pull focus instead of rack and pinion focus distinguish this model from the  "76" camera, Variation 1.   It is included amongst the 76 models mainly because of the wrap-around hardware for  lensboard rise that it shares with the 76 camera of catalog engravings, but otherwise, it is very similar to the Waterbury-type American Opticals.
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