Scovill Mfg. Co.

Albion

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c.1888-1897
Construction: telescoping bed focus via rack and pinion (gear tracks hidden); single front and double back swing; reversing by removable back
Materials: mahogany body; mahogany bed; black fabric bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered: #550=4.25x6.5; #551=5x7; #552=5x8; #553=6.5x8.5 (illustrated); #554=8x10
Notes: an "English Compact" style of camera - hence the name "Albion"; high end camera for Scovill.  6.5x8.5 camera above and 8x10 below.
References:
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, C.H. Codman & Co. (Boston, MA), September 1888, p. 23-26
Buchanan, Bromley & Co. (Philadelphia, PA) Catalog, 1888
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill & Adams Co. Catalog, January 1889, pp. 22-25
Buchanan, Bromley & Co. (Philadelphia, PA) Catalog, 1889
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1890, p. 104
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill & Adams Co. Catalog, January 1892, pp. 15-18
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill & Adams Co. Catalog, April 1892, pp. 15-18
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times  Almanac for 1893, p. 83
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1897, p. lxi (bargain page)

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