History: A fine example of an early made american Portrait Petzval lens made by Morrison for Scovilles Peerless line. There is also a slight chance that this is a rebranded Gasc & Charconnet lens, since Morrison imported those in the beginning parts and complete lenses from them.

Condition: The lens is in very nice condition. The brass of the lens comes with a nice golden laquere, showing some signs of wear, especially the lenshood. The rack & pinion mechanism is missing, but that is only an aestheticl point. The glass on the other hand is in a really good condition, there are some minimal cleaning marks here and there, which wont affect the image(!), otherwise it is super clear.

This lens has about 320mm focal lenght (~12.5") and an open aperture of F4. It will cover 8x10 and maybe even 10x12 format with a nice petzval character especially at portrait distance.

Lens comes with a fitting flange, and also a waterhouse stop (F7).

height: 16cm
width: 10cm
weight: 1800gr

Insured and tracked shipping cost:

Germany - 10 eur
EU* - 30 eur
Worldwide - 80 eur

*(the site offers only 2 shipping variations, DE and worldwide. buyers from EU please either contact me beforehand for a reduced EU cost, or after buying so i can send a refund over the difference)

Importent Note: This item comes from my private collection and is around 100 years old (antique). I try my best to describe all the faults and major damage which are relevant for the function of this item. But the actuall item can show signs of wear and also some cosmetic blemishes/damage which is not described in the auction text! When buying this item the buyer agrees to this terms.