Scovill Mfg. Company
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Scovill Mfg. Company
American
First president of Scovill Manufacturing Co., to 1868. Scovill Mfg Co. came from the partnership of Leavenworth, Hayden and Scovill, formed in 1811. In 1827, J.M.L. Scovill and W.H. Scovill succeeded Leavenworth, Hayden & Scovill. The company may have begun the manufacture of daguerreotype plates as early as 1840 in Waterury, Conn. A New York City office was established on Beekman Street. The company was a strong competitor to E. Anthony during the daguerreian era, and formed an alliance with Samuel Peck for the manufacture of daguerreian cases. Information corrected to November, 1997; © 1996, 1997 John S. Craig
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American, active 1898–1984
