Summary
Framed Certificate of Sponsorship presented to Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd but the Zoological Board of Victora. This certifies Kodak as a Melbourne Zoo Sponsor of a 'laughing kookaburra', and this sponsorship was valid for one year from July 1992. This is an example of Kodak Australasia's philanthropic activities in the Melbourne community.
This certificate 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
Gold coloured, shiny metal frame with glass cover. Certificate is white cardboard with yellow bars and black text and logo of a panther. There are pieces of black and white velcro attached to the back of the certificate where it may have been attached to a wall. Particle board backing.
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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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Awarded To
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jul 1992
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Inscriptions
Printed: 'THE ZOOLOGICAL BOARD OF VICTORIA / CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP / IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED THAT / KODAK (AUSTRALASIA) PTY LTD / HAS BEEN NAMED A MELBOURNE ZOO SPONSOR OF / LAUGHING KOOKABURRA / THIS CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR ONE YEAR FROM / JULY 1992 / (signature and paw print) / DIRECTOR, MELBOURNE ZOO AUTHORISED AND APPROVED BY THE ANIMALS'
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Overall Dimensions
325 mm (Width), 17 mm (Depth), 240 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Industry, Manufacturing, Photography, Sponsorship, Corporate Sponsorship, Making History - Kodak Collection