Scovill Mfg. Co., Waterbury, CT & New Haven, CT
Wonder Equipment
Manufacturer:
Scovill Mfg. Co., New Haven, CT factory References:
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Co. / Scovill Mfg. Co. (alphabetical) 
Date Introduced: c. 1890
; Years Manufactured: c.
March 1890-c.
1896
Construction:
Materials:
Sizes Offered: #1=4x5; #2=4.25x6.5; #3=5x7
Notes: The
catalog entries provide neither an engraving
nor even any
description of the camera, only that the package includes the camera, a
"Wonder" lens, a folding tripod, a double plate-holder, a package of
developer, two Japanned iron trays, a package of hypo, a ruby lantern, a
rubber focus cloth, a package of Carbutt's dry plates, a package of
sensitized paper, a jar of paste, a package of mounts with round corners
in a Primrose color, a set of S.P.C. toning solution, a graduate, and a
manual - all for $7.50 for the 4x5 size.
Not in the
Scovill & Adams March 1889 catalog
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), March 1890, p. 20
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for
1890, The Scovill & Adams (New York, NY), ads
p. 101
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The
Scovill & Adams Co.
(New York, NY), 1890, p. 20
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. 19
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), January
1891, p. 19
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), distributed by Sargent & Co. (Cleveland, OH), April
1891, p. 4
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. 4
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), January 1892, p. 3
How to Make Photographs and Descriptive Price List,
The Scovill & Adams
Co. (New York, NY), abt. June 1892, p. 3
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for
1892, The Scovill &
Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1891, ads p. 86
American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for
1893, The Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY),
1892, ads p. 137
The American Annual of Photography and
Photographic Times Almanac for 1894, The
Scovill & Adams Co. (New York, NY), 1893, p. 93
How to Make Photographs and a Descriptive
Catalogue of Photographic Materials Illustrated,
The Scovill & Adams Co.
(New York, NY), 1896, p.
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