Summary
Alternative name: Honour Board
Wooden Roll of Honour for employees of Kodak Australasia who served during World War I. It was hung in the Abbotsford premises and later in Coburg on the lower ground floor of the Amenities building, (Building 9), outside an office which was rented to external businesses including National Australia Bank, Austral Credit Union and later an American Express travel agency.
Employees listed, in order, are: L.Everett, C.H. Taylor, H. Collins, E.R.H Long, S. Kilburn, R.H. Wagner, H. Pounds, O.H. Tubman, O.D. Farrow, S. Summers, H.J. Thomas, P.Minter, L. Hanslow, D.Evans, A. Porter, G.E. Ellis, L. Hosking, J. Chadwick, G. Harrison, C. Burnett, T. Hanslow (Killed), L. Stott, S.J. White, J.B Davis, A. Heath, H.L. Downing, V. Dixon Marshall (Killed), F.J. Gray, E.J. Rouse, J.A. Taylor, J.W. Drewette, J.W. Stewart, J. Mullin, A.S. Masters, T.M. Marriott, D.E.J. Hickey, T.C. Callow, F.H. Brundell.
This object is part of the Kodak collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Kodak manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Its client base included amateur and professional photographers, as well as specialist medical and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.
Physical Description
Varnished wood panel, framed with beveled edges, with inscription written in gold paint. Has string (broken) on back for hanging.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Place & Date Made
Kodak (Australasia) Limited, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920s
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Inscriptions
Top, engraved: 'ROLL OF HONOUR./KODAK [AUSTRALASIA] LIMITED'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Honour rolls
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Category
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
424 mm (Width), 38 mm (Depth), 883 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Industry, Manufacturing, Photography, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Making History - Kodak Collection