Summary
Unopened pack of Imperial Special Rapid Plates, manufactured by Imperial Dry Plate Company Limited, Cricklewood London. These are 4 1/4 x 4 3/14 inch glass negatives.
This image 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
Brown paper package with dark maroon label printed with black text. On the reverse is a Kodak Museum sticker 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
Imperial Dry Plate Co Ltd, London, Great Britain, circa 1900 - 1919
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Inscriptions
Front, printed, black text: 'PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES - SENSITIVE TO LIGHT. / NOTICE. - [...] / [Graphic of a crowned lion holding an 'Imperial' banner] / RED. TRADE MARK. / IMPERIAL / SPECIAL RAPID / PLATES / [...] The IMPERIAL DRY PLATE Co., Ltd., / Cricklewood, London, N.W.' Reverse, label, printed and handwritten, black ink: 'ITEM: Imperial Special Rapid Plates / CODE: GP51 3 1/4 X 4 1/4 / CONDITION: E / COMMENTS: Unopened'
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
120 mm (Width), 23 mm (Depth), 90 mm (Height)
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