Summary
Box for Wratten 'M' Plates Non-Filter glass negatives, containing a packet of unopened Colour Sensitive Plates. The Wratten glass negatives were manufactured by Kodak Limited of London according to the formula of Wratten & Wainwright, a photographic company acquired by Kodak circa 1912. There is a card containing developing instructions inside for Wratten 'M' Plates.
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 several labels on the lid, printed on white, light and dark blue papers with black text. Inside is a small brown card with developing instructions printed on it. Underneath is a black paper packet containing unexposed glass negatives. It has a light blue paper label wrapped around it. On the back of the box is a red and black manufacturer's 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 Limited London, London, Great Britain, 1912 - 1930
London, Kingsway. -
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Inscriptions
Front, white label, printed, black ink: '5 x 4 / For use with P cameras only / 5x4 5x4' Front, light blue label, printed, black ink: 'NON-FILTER' Front, dark blue label, printed in relief, black ink: 'TO BE OPENED AND DEVELOPED OR BY / THE AID OF OUR SAFELIGHT ONLY / [...] WRATTEN & WAINWWRIGHT / LTD / 'LONDON' GELATINE DRY PLATES / WRATTEN 'M' PLATE / [...] LONDON ENGLAND / SENSITISED WITH BRITISH MADE DYES' Back, label, printed and stamped, black ink:
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
111 mm (Width), 28 mm (Depth), 146 mm (Height)
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