Summary
Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Austral Standard Dry Plates box which originally contained 13 black and white glass negatives.
This object 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.
Physical Description
Brown cardboard box with colour Austral Standard Dry Plates label, with an image of the Australian Red Ensign flag, overlaid with black text. On the back of the box is a Kodak museum label.
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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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Manufacturer
Kodak (Australasia) Limited, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1920-1940
Company name changed to Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd in 1920 so that is the earliest possible date. -
Inscriptions
Reverse, label, printed and handwritten, black ink: 'ITEM: Austral Standard Dry / Plates / CODE: GP38 6 1/2 X 4 3/4 [...] + plate' Front, label, printed, black ink: 'AUSTRAL "STANDARD" / DRY PLATES. / MANUFACTURED BY / KODAK (A'ASIA) PTY. LIMITED, / ABBOTSFORD, MELBOURNE.'
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
175 mm (Width), 30 mm (Depth), 130 mm (Height)
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