Summary
Alternative Name(s): Film Cassette; Film Roll or Roll Film.
Color Print 126 film cartridge, 12 exposures, manufactured for Kmart Australia Limited by Fuji Photo Company Ltd, circa 1963 - 1985.
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 plastic film cartridge with two cylindrical ends for the reception of a 35mm film cartridge. The front face of the cartridge has a printed paper label on it, peeling up to reveal an earlier Fuji label. The front of the cartridge has a textured, moulded finish. It is stored within a cardboard box; opened; printed in a red, black, yellow and white colour scheme.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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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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Place & Date Manufactured
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Manufactured For
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Inscriptions
Box, front, printed: '[Graphic illustration of a film cartridge] FITS ALL INSTANT / LOADING CAMERAS [graphic illustration of a photo album] [Kmart logo] STORE / KEY 3 / 1.29 / COLOR PRINT FILM / Satisfaction Always 126 CARTRIDGE/12 EXPOSURE / [Kmart logo] FOCAL / Packaged in Australia for K mart (Australia) Limited'
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Classification
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Category
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Type of item
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Box Dimensions
100 mm (Width), 50 mm (Depth), 23 mm (Height)
Box dimensions only.
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Packaging Boxes