Summary

Black and white film negative of a panel of pipes, valves and meters in the boiler room of the powerhouse at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory in Abbotsford.

This negative 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.

Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd 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.

Description of Content

Piping and pressure valves and meters on brick wall, with a raised metal access platform beneath. Large weights or weighted spring in foreground.

Physical Description

Black and white film negative; cellulose nitrate; portrait format

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