American Optical Co., Scovill Mfg. Co., props.
Ripley Camera
Photographic
Times 15, 1885, p. 71
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Manufacturer:
American Optical Co. New York, NY factory
Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured:
c. 1885
Construction: front
focus via rack and pinion (single gear track on middle base rail) and
back focus via push-pull; single swing;
reversing by removable back;
Materials: mahogany body; cherry bed; black
fabric bellows; brass hardware
Sizes Offered:
Notes: This must be a
rather large field camera, as it has three standards
and both back and front beds fold. The
front is essentially a
St. Louis
camera, focusing by rack and pinon. The back is essentially an
Acme
camera, focusing by push-pull. It was patented by George Ripley,
assignor to the Scovill Mfg. Co. (#331448, 1 Dec 1885) - the advertising
preceded the actual awarding of the patent).
References:
Photographic Times 15,
Scovill Mfg. Co. (New York, NY), 1885, p. 71
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