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

Venus Box

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c.1878-1882
Construction: rear focus via push-pull with fine focusing screw
Materials:
Sizes Offered: 8x10 only, but with 5x8 stereo attachment
Notes: Stated in the catalogs to be a Scovill #53 (8x10) Cone View Camera, but with brass bound corners, a stereo attachment and a 5x8 kit.  It probably also had a wide lensboard to accommodate a pair of lenses.  It was capable of taking any size photo from 1/4 plate (3.25x4.25") to 8x10 and stereo.
References:
American Optical Catalog, 1878, p. 17
Thos. H. McCollins Cat., 1882, p. 9
 

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