American Optical Company
Scovill Mfg. Co., Prop's
Bierstadt Pantoscopic (Panoramic) Camera
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.57
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c. 1878 This panoramic camera
would seem to be the forerunner of the Folmer & Schwing Div., Eastman
Kodak Co. Circuit Camera, in that it involves produces an panoramic
photo via a moving vertical slit mechanically exposing the plate a part
at a time.
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Construction: rear
focus; no swing
Materials:
Sizes Offered: 8x10 only
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