Scovill Mfg. Co.

New York (601-603) Outfit

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c.1884-1889, discontinued in the Buchanan Bromley & Co. Cat., 1889; the 1889 Scovill and Adams Catalog only advertised the #601.
Construction: back focus via push-pull; single swing; reversing by patent tripod reverser
Materials: quarter-sawn sycamore body, cherry base; black fabric bellows; brass hardware;
Sizes Offered: #601=4.25x5.5; #601A=4.25x6.5; #602=5x8 (photos above); #603=6.5x8.5 (photo below)
Notes: has folding bed, thumbscrew on top of body for swing; outfit included tripod, Waterbury lens w/ insertable stops, and wooden case.  The tripod included the "Lightning Reverser" top, since the camera had no provision for reversing.  The distinctive quarter-sawn sycamore is used for the body and a thick veneer on the front.  The nickel-plated Waterbury lens has a fixed aperture rather than the insertable stops usually found in inexpensive Scovills (e.g., the Putnam Marvel).  The box above is apparently a home made shipping container, whereas the normal wooden case is shown below.

References:
Scovill's Dry Plate Making for Amateurs, 1886, p. 9
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, C.H. Codman & Co. (Boston, MA), April 1887, p. 31
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, C.H. Codman & Co. (Boston, MA), September 1888, p. 18
Buchanan, Bromley & Co. (Philadelphia, PA) Catalog, 1888
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List, Scovill & Adams Co. Catalog, January 1889, p. 18 (601 only)

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