Early darkroom chemistry bottles are very desirable to photo historians. This bottle contained 'Anthony's Negative Collodion' developer. The blue-green label contains patent information - the Letters Patent for this product was granted to James A. Cutting in July, 1854.

The orange label has instructions for use, and contains a guarantee with Edward Anthony's [reproduced] signature and the slogan, "None genuine unless signed."

Edward Anthony started his New York City photo supply business in the early 1840s, and built it into a powerhouse by the late-1800s. With the addition of his brother, the company became known by the more familiar E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. But by the turn of the century, George Eastman was being solicited to purchase the company. When Eastman refused, Anthony merged with the Scovill & Adams Company to form Anthony & Scovill. Anthony & Scovill eventually became Ansco, which in turn became Agfa-Ansco and manufactured cameras well into the mid-1900s