E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. catalog,
January 1895, p. 18
5 x 8" with original Anthony
small-form canvas carrying case Bottom Top Folded Back Folded Front The camera does not
bear an "Anthony" label, but it does bear a "Sold by - W.P. Buchanan -
Philadelphia" label on the top of its front standard. On the inside
surface of the removeable back ar stamped two patent dates: "June 21,
1881" and "Pat. Mch. 27, 1888"
5 x 8 in period canvas case probably
by Rochester Camera Co. Folded Back Folded Front Bottom
Date Introduced: - ;
Years Manufactured: c.1891
- Dec 1895 References:
Construction: bed moves through
base to focus via rack and
pinion (gears internal to base); single swing; reversing by
removable back
Materials: mahogany body, mahogany bed,
black fabric bellows, brass hardware
Sizes Offered: 5x7; 5x8; 6½x8½; 8x10
Notes: English compact style. This
design has a solid bed within a bed, where one part of the bed folds up
to protect the front of the camera and another part folds up to protect
the back of the camera.
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Equipments
and Materials for Amateurs, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY),
January 1891, pp. 14-15
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Equipments
and Materials for Amateurs, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY),
1892, pp. 47-48
Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of Photographic Apparatus,
E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), November 1893, pp.47-48
The International Annual of Anthony's Photographic Bulletin Vol. VI
1894, edited by A.H. Elliott and F.P. Smith, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co.
(New York, NY), 1893, p. 71 (list of view and other cameras)
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Equipments and Materials for
Amateurs,
E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), September, 1894, pp. 18-19
The International Annual of Anthony's
Photographic Bulletin Vol. VII 1895,E.
& H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), 1894, ads p.
99
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Equipments and Materials for
Amateurs, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY),
January 1895, pp. 18-19
Illustrated Catalogue of Photographic Equipments and Materials for
Amateurs, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), December, 1895, pp.
18-19
Not in the
August 1896 Anthony Catalog