Summary
A square cardboard film box from Filmgraphics, a New South Wales film production company. The box originally housed a blue plastic film reel and a16mm motion film featuring Kodak television advertisement, made circa 1976.
This box 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
A square, green cardboard box printed with the Filmgraphics logo and production details. Inside is a blue plastic film reel.
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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Organisation Named
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 173 - 199 Elizabeth Street, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1976
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Inscriptions
Front, printed, black ink: 'filmgraphics' Front, printed, purple ink: (Atlab triangle logo) / 'CLIENT / PRODUCT / KEY No. / DURATION' Front, printed, black ink: 'KODAK (Austrqlasia) [sic] P/L / SAVE-A-STACK-PACK / BCA 1205 / 30secs' Back, sticker, printed, purple ink: (Atlab triangle logo) 'ATLAB / SYDNEY'
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Overall Dimensions
100 mm (Width), 25 mm (Depth), 100 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Advertising, Motion Picture Films, Packaging, Photographic Film, Television Production, Promotional Materials
