Darlot Opticien (Paris, France)
Darlot Hemispherical (Hemispherique) Wide-angle Lens (three-lever), c. 1870-c.1890's
Catalogue
No. 7, T.F. Indermill, (St. Joseph, MO), 1 Oct
1885, p. 88
No. 3, Serial No. 1064, B.F.&Co. No. 3, Serial No. 2086, B.F.&Co. No. 3, Serial No. 5305, B.F.&Co. References:
No. 2, Serial No. 5434,
B.F.&Co.
Notes:
Judging from the number of these lenses in the U.S., they must have been
rather popular - surprisingly so, since E. & H.T. Anthony seems to have
had an exclusive contract with Dallmeyer (London, England) as the only
non-EA-lens sold, and Scovill seems to have only carried their Morrison
brand as a wide-angle. Most, if not all, appear to be marked "B.F.&Co."
to indicate that they were imported by Benjamin French & Co., Boston.
The levers control which of three f-stops or wide open is placed in the
optical path.
Illustrated Catalogue Issued Annually by Thos. H. McCollin, Thos.
H. McCollin (Philadelphia, PA), January 1, 1876, p. 13
The Photographer's Friend, Richard Walsl (Baltimore, MD), 7th
edition, 1882, p. 40
The Photographic Times and American Photographer, Vol. XIV, No. 171
(New Series No. 51), J. Trail Taylor, ed., Scovill Mfg. Co., pub.,
NY, December 26, 1884, ads page 12
Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of the Photographic Apparatus
Manufactured by the American Optical Co., Scovill Mfg. Co.,
proprietors and managers (New York, NY), Sept. 1884, p.92
Scovill's Photo. Series No. 1, The Photographic
Amateur, 2nd Edition, J. Traill Taylor,
Scovill Mfg. Co. pub. (New York, NY), original copyright 1883,
2nd Ed. about 1885, ads p.
26
Catalogue No. 7, T.F. Indermill, (St. Joseph, MO), 1 Oct 1885, p.
88
Photographic Apparatus Manufactured by
The Blair Camera Company, Blair Camera Co. (Boston, MA),
distributed by C.R. Selee (56 Bromfield St., Boston, MA), dated 1886, p.
21
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), distributed by
Andrew J. Smith (Providence, RI),
1886, p. 54
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus,
C.H. Codman & Co. (Boston, MA), June 1886, p. 28
Scovill's Photo. Series No. 12, A Manual
of Photographic Chemistry, Scovill Mfg.
Co. (New York, NY), 1886, ads p.
34
Scovill's Photo. Series No. 17 - First Lessons in Amateur Photography,
Randall Spaulding, Scovill Mfg. Co. pub. (New York, NY), copyright 1886,
p.a26
Scovill's Photo. Series No. 20, Dry
Plate Making for Amateurs, Scovill Mfg. Co. (New
York, NY), 1886, ads p.
26
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), distributed by
C.H. Codman & Co. (Boston, MA), April 1887, p.
59
Scovill Manf'g Co. Catalogue Photographic Goods, June, 1887, David
Tucker & Co. (Buffalo, NY), June, 1887, p.74
An
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Cameras, Lenses and Other
Apparatus and Materials for Photography, W.H. Walmsley & Co.
(Philadelphia, PA), April 1, 1888, p. 50
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), May 1888, p. 56
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
Scovill Mfg. Co., distributed by John Wanamaker
(Philadelphia, PA), June 1888,
p. 56
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), distributed by
C.H. Codman & Co. (Boston, MA), 1888,
p. 56
How to Make
Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), November 1888, p. 56
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), Jan 1889,
p. 54
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), 1890, p. 50
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus,
Rochester Optical Co., Rochester, NY,
June 1890, p. 36
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), distributed
by Oscar Foss (San Francisco, CA),
June 1890, p. 51
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), January
1891, p. 53
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), distributed by Sargent & Co. (Cleveland, OH), April
1891, p. 54
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. 53
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), distributed
by Horgan, Robey & Co. (Boston, MA),
January 1892, p. 55
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), abt. June 1892, p. 57
1892 Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus,
Rochester Optical Co. (Rochester, NY), 1892, p.
45
Catalogue
of Photographic Goods and All Articles Pertaining to Photography,
The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), undated c.1895, p. 35
How to Make Photographs and a Descriptive
Catalogue of Photographic Materials, Illustrated,
The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1896,
p. 71
Catalogue of Photographic Apparatus, Rochester Optical Co.
(Rochester, NY), May 1897, p. 77
Illustrated Catalogue No. 18, L.M. Prince &
Bros. (Cincinnati, OH), c. 1899, p. 64
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