Summary
Black and white photograph featuring pneumatic air conditioning control panel installed during the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Coburg building construction period 1958-1960. The pneumatic panel controlled an air conditioning unit, typical of many installed in the ceilings of buildings around the site.
Pneumatic controls like this operated using compressed air. This compresssed air was fed in turn through an isolating valve, filter, regulator and finally a small receiving tank. Clean, dry and stable pressured air was then available to the control spool valves located at the top of the panel. These spool valves were connected to other measuring instruments which together controlled the steam and chiller radiators and louvre dampers within the air conditioning unit. All compressed air connections were made in copper pipe and brass fittings.
This photograph 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.
Description of Content
Control panel for ait conditioning unit.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph; landscape format.
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 Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1958 - 1960
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Format
Photograph, 8" x 10", Black & White
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Inscriptions
Text, stamped reverse: '44 709'.
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Factory interior views
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
216 mm (Width), 160 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Industry, Factories, Construction, Building & Construction, Building Fittings, Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Filters, Air Conditioning Equipment, Control Systems