Summary
Box for Kodak Ektachrome-X 127 slide film spool, 8, 12 or 16 exposures, manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd in the mid 1970s. Product code EX 127.
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
Empty yellow cardboard box; opened; printed in blue and black 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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Manufacturer
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1976
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'Kodak Ektachrome-X / COLOR FILM / for color slides' Side, printed: 'KODAK / Ektachrome-X / FILM / for color slides / 8,12 OR 16 / EXPOSURES / EX 127' Sticker, printed, black ink: 'PLEASE NOTE - IMPORTANT / The words set out on the insert under the heading 'READ THIS NOTICE / [...] Prepared for the market by / Kodak (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Box Dimensions
60 mm (Width), 24 mm (Depth), 22 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Packaging Boxes, Marketing, Retailing
