Summary
Booklet written and illustrated by former Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employee Cyril Edwards. The booklet, titled 'Ratty Rhymes about Rummy Rascals' by 'Rufus the Rude' has approximately 18 pages of hand drawn cartoons and handwritten text in rhyme about various Kodak employees and incidents. According to an inscription on the back cover, this was presented at the Kodak Foremen's Social Night, probably as a projection show.
This belonged to former Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employee and manager Ian (Charlie) Yelland, who worked for Kodak Australasia Emulsion Department for 46 years, retiring in 1978.
This document complements the Kodak Heritage 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.
Physical Description
Small paper booklet with approximately 18 pages, stapled twice along the spine. Copied hand-drawn text and illustrations.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Terry Yelland, 21 Feb 2013
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Date Presented
Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 06 Jul 1945
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1945
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Inscriptions
Cover, handwritten, black ink: 'Ratty Rhymes / about / Rummy Rascals / by / Rufus the Rude' Back cover, handwritten, blue ink: 'Composed / sketched & / projected by / Cyril Edwards, at / Foremen's Social Night / 6-7-45'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Social clubs
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Overall Dimensions
132 mm (Width), 95 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Industry, Factories, Factory Departments, Staff, Staff Relations, Workplace Anecdotes, Memorabilia, Cartoons, Projection, Working Life, Manufacturing Workers
