Anthony's Photographic Bulletin Vol. 6, No. 12, for December 1875, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (New York, NY), dated December 1875, ~6ΒΌ"x10", pages 353-378, 6pp. index for the year, and 30pp. ads
The text of early photographic periodicals, such as this one, contain formulae and instructions for various professional photographic processes, which must have been capable of making money for photographers. This issue also contains a description of a lawsuit (see page 355) brought by Frank Pearsall (the inventor of Pearsall's Compact Camera; see http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com/Pearsall-Camera.html) against a man and woman who sat for 17 portraits, and subsequently denied him payment because they didn't like the results. Pearsall eventually prevailed.
The ads, conveniently for those mainly interested in ads, are printed on green paper, and, due to the date of the periodical, refer to wet plate products, rather than dry plate products, which would not become available until about 1879.
Wet plate cameras, as evidenced by the classified ads herein, were known by simple names, such as Anthony Camera Box, Scovill Camera Box, Wing Multiplying Camera Box, etc., which makes it impossible to picture the exact configuration of the camera. The explosion of camera models evident 1883 and later was due to the large numbers of amateurs using dry plates, rather than the relatively small number of professionals that ever used wet plates. Often, the only description of the camera box is whether it is made out of mahogany.
