Summary
Alternative Name(s): Magazine.
Staff newsletter titled 'Australian Kodakery', Issue No 41, December 1972, published by Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Victoria.
The Australian Kodakery series runs from Issue No 1, July 1968 to No 171, June 1985. Missing issues no 87 and 110. Normally published monthly, with some exceptions, it was succeeded by 'Kodak News', which continued numbering with no 172, July 1985.
This edition of the Australian Kodakery includes a feature story on the Pocket Instamatic, which was a compact plastic camera designed to fit into the user's pocket and took a small 110 cartridge film. Pocket Instamatic cameras were officially launched in April 1973 in Australia, but dealers were given a preview in November 1972, with a small number available to sell for Christmas.
This document is part of the Kodak Heritage Collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Physical Description
8 page black and white paper newsletter
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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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Publisher
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Dec 1972
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Publications
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
240 mm (Width), 355 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Equipment & Supplies, Working Life, Making History - Kodak Collection, Cameras, Photography, Photographic Equipment, Marketing, Promotional Materials, Staff, Workers, Training
