Summary
Small cloth bag used to post a single cartridge of film to Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd in Abbotsford for processing. With writable tab for affixing stamp and writing the return address.
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
Small yellow bag with white coated cloth tab. Tab has inscription written in red ink.
More Information
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Collection Names
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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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Issued By
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Inscriptions
On front of tab: 'Post direct to the nearest / Kodak Processing Labora- / tory as soon as possible / after exposure TO/KODAK (A/asia) PTY. LTD. / P.O. Box 11, Abbotsford, N.9 / Victoria, Australia PLACE/POSTAGE / STAMPS/HERE / DON'T FORGET RETURN ADDRESS / OTHER SIDE'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
200 mm (Length), 60 mm (Width), 10 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Photographic Processing, Photographic Film, Postal Services