Summary

A bound copy of a three page journal article on the history of Kodak Research Division in Harrow, England.

Part of a collection of research material and artefacts assembled by former Kodak Australasia employee Nigel Beale while he was writing Kodak's company history in the 1980s.

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, educational, defence, scientific and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.

Physical Description

Three pages of printed black and white text on gloss paper bound and staple to a green cardboard cover with blue printed text.

Significance

This item enhances our understanding of photographic manufacturing and retailing in Australia, and highlighs the global nature of the Kodak company. It specifically traces the history of Kodak and its research endeavours around the world, in this case in another Kodak subsidiary, Kodak Limited in Harrow, England. Achievements in photographic research in Kodak labs around the world were relevant to Kodak manufacturing and consumer success in Australia.

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