Identifier: americanannualof1892newy (find matches)
Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1892 (1890s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : Tennant and Ward
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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frtE A(W;E No. 1 SCOVILL SCIOPTICON, Complete with Double Slide Carrier, $30. No. 2 SCOVILL SCIOPTICON, Complete with Double Slide Carrier $50.
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After experimenting with most of the lanterns in the market, we have come to theconclusion that for parlor or small hall exhibitions, chemical and optical experiments, etc.,the Scovill Lantern affords, at a moderate price, the greatest number of advantages, andfrom its simplicity and non-liability to get out of order, gives, even in inexperiencedhands, results superior to all others. The No. 1 Scovill Sciopticon when packed for carrying, in its own Russia iron case,measures 15 x 10 x 6 inches, and weighs 12 pounds : the case serving as a convenient standwhen the lantern is in use. The Case and Body of the Lantern are of Russia iron, and neat and compact in form.That part of the body which surrounds the lamp is double, the outer cover being orna-mentally perforated so as to allow a constant current of air to circulate and keep down thetemperature. The lamp is of the triple wick variety, and so constructed that the three flames combine,and by the draught of a ten-inch chimney give a bri

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