Summary
Unopened pack of 12 Double Coated Photo Dry Plates, manufactured by G. Cramer Dry Plate Company, St Louis, USA, likely manufactured circa 1900 to 1919. Cramer's Dry Plate Company was a key competitor in the United State for Eastman Kodak Company.
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 cardboard box with brown tape sealing edges. Printed paper labels in blue and orange on top and front of lid 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
St Louis, Missouri, United States of America, circa 1900 - 1919
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Inscriptions
Lid, top, printed, black ink: 'CRAMER'S / Photo Dry Plates. / DIRECTIONS INSIDE. / [...] further responsibility.' Lid, front, label, printed, black ink: 'DOUBLE / COATED / Cramer Plates. / Crown [text obscured] / ONE DOZ. 3 1/4 x 4 1/4' Lid, front, stamped, blue ink: '1503' Reverse, label, printed and handwritten, black ink: 'ITEM: Cramer's Photo / CODE: GP54 / CONDITION: E / COMMENTS: Unopened'
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
120 mm (Width), 23 mm (Depth), 90 mm (Height)
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