E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.

Fairy Novel View Variation 1.0
(round thin focus knob, square non-stereo front)

Illustrated Catalogue of Amateur Photographic Equipments & Materials, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), January 1889, p. 17
 

 

 

 

 

 

5x8" Non-Stereo (square front)

Nickel-plated brass label on top surface of rear standard

Stamps on rear of platform: 1) ""Pat. Mar. 28, '82 (revolving bellows), and 2) Pat. Feb. 20, '83" (plate holder).

 

 

 

 

Date Introduced: 1884 ; Years Manufactured: 1884 - c.1889, continuing from c.1889-c.1898 as Variation 2.0 and Variation 2.1
Construction: rear focus via rack and pinion (single gear track between base rails); single or double swing; reversing by rotating bellows & back; three-piece lens board
Materials: mahogany; cherry base; black fabric bellows; nickeled hardware
Sizes Offered: 4¼x6½; 5x8 w/o stereo; 5x8 stereo; 6½x8½; 8x10
Notes:

The E.&H.T. Anthony & Co. Fairy Novel View Camera is essentially an Anthony Novelette with rack and pinion focusing instead of the normal push-pull.  Four variations are described below, based on the shape of the focus knob (and whether the camera has a wide lens board for stereo capability.  The model was introduced in July 1884.  The round-type focus knob was the earlier type, being advertised from c.1885 through c.1888.  The spiked ship's wheel type knob was advertised from c.1889-c.1898.  The variations 2.0 and 2.1 came in either mahogany or fancy and expensive Circassian walnut.  The outfit came with two leather cases: one  for the camera, and another to hold as many as five plate-holders.

Fairy Novel View Camera Variation 1.0:
     Thin and Round type focus knob-----non-stereo (square front)

Fairy Novel View Camera Variation 1.1:
     Thick (like a double thin type)and Round type focus knob-----stereo (rounded front)

Fairy Novel View Camera Variation 2.0:
     Spiked (ship's wheel) type focus knob-----non-stereo (square front)-----either mahogany or Circassian walnut

Fairy Novel View Camera Variation 2.1:
     Spiked (ship's wheel) type focus knob-----stereo (rounded front)-----either mahogany or Circassian walnut.

 

References:
E.&H.T. Anthony Photographic Bulletin #15, July 1884, pp. 338-9 introduction & sizes
Illustrated Catalogue of Amateur Photographic Equipments & Materials, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY),  May 1885, back cover (camera is pictured on the back cover, but is not mentioned inside, so no description, prices, etc.)
Illustrated Catalogue of Amateur Photographic Equipments & Materials, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY),  September 1885, back cover (camera is pictured on the back cover, but is not mentioned inside, so no description, prices, etc.)
Catalog P, Photographic Material, J. W. Queen & Co. (Philadelphia, PA), 1886, p. 55
Illustrated Catalogue of Amateur Equipments and Materials, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), September 1886, pp. 16-18
Illustrated Catalogue of Amateur Photographic Equipments & Materials, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), August 1887, pp. 16-18
Illustrated Catalogue of Amateur Photographic Equipments & Materials, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), January 1888, pp. 16-18
The International Annual of Anthony's Photographic Bulletin, Vol. I, 1888, W. J. Harrison and A. H. Elliot, eds., E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), July 1888, ads p. 72
Illustrated Catalogue of Amateur Photographic Equipments & Materials, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), January 1889, pp. 16-18

 

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