Summary
Alternative Name(s): Film Cassette; Film Roll or Roll Film.
Dummy cartridge / film spool manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, USA, circa 1914 - 1920.
This product 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
Black metal spool covered in a dusty pink paper cover and sealed with a printed Dummy Catridge sticker.
More Information
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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
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Inscriptions
Paper cover: Sticker: DUMMY CATRIDGE. THIS CARTRIDGE CONTAINS NO FILM, BUT A TRIP OF PAPER TO REPRESENT THE FILM AND IS TO BE USED ONLY AS A DUMMY IN LEARNING HOW TO OPERATE THE KODAK FILM TANK. BREAK THIS LABEL AND READ DIRECTIONS INSIDE. EASTMAN KODAK CO.
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Overall Dimensions
46 mm (Height), 29 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Photographic Processing
