Summary

Three small glass bottles of Spotone drop control method for retouching photographic prints and negatives. Includes directions for use leaflet and price sticker. Bottles have different coloured label text and colour inside: Olive Green 0, Blue-Black 1 and Neutral Black 3, for use with different coloured papers

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.

Physical Description

Three glass bottles with screw on black plastic lids. Bottles have different coloured label text and colour inside: Olive Green 0, Blue-Black 1 and Neutral Black 3. Bottles are housed in blue paper packaging held together with yellowing clear adhesive tape, with lids exposed, and a white label with blue and white printed text. There is a green price sticker on the white label covering some label text, and folded white paper directions for use slipped in behind the bottles. The white label is torn at proper left bottom corner.

More Information

  • Collection Names

    Kodak Heritage Collection

  • Collecting Areas

    Images & Image Making

  • Acquisition Information

    Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005

  • Acknowledgement

    Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.

  • Place & Date Used

    Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, circa 1960

  • Inscriptions

    Label: 'DROP CONTROL METHOD FOR RETOUCHING PRINTS / SPOTONE (S is covered by green price sticker) / FOR GLOSSY OR / MATTE SURFACE / FINE FOR SHARP / AS WELL AS SOFT / FOCUS WORK. / CONTENTS 1 1/2 FL. OZ. / RETOUCH METHODS CO. INC. CATH... (rest is torn off) . Green price sticker: 'MIKE SPILLANE / CAMERA / TEL. 354 7277 / 8.95 / LSE'.

  • Classification

    Photography

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Technology

  • Type of item

    Object

  • Overall Dimensions

    7.6 cm (Width), 2.8 cm (Depth), 6.5 cm (Height)
    Bottles and directions for use in paper packaging.

  • Object Measurements

    2.4 cm (Width), 2.4 cm (Depth), 6.3 cm (Height)
    Bottles

  • Overall Dimensions - Unfolded

    23.6 cm (Width), 36.8 cm (Height)
    Paper directions for use.

  • Keywords

    Industry, Manufacturing, Photochemicals, Photography, Retouching Sets