Summary
Alternative Name(s): Film Cassette; Film Roll or Roll Film.
Kodak Super-XX High Speed 135 format film cartridge, 36 exposures, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, USA, circa 1960s. Product code XX 135.
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
Cylindrical metal film cartridge in green and yellow colour scheme. The cartridge has a metal spool inside and a film exit slot lined with black flocking down one side.
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
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, United States of America, circa 1960s
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Inscriptions
Label, printed: '36 EXPOSURES / SUPER-XX / HIGH SPEED / XX 135 / Kodak / PATENTS U.S.A / [...] EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY / TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
45 mm (Height), 25 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging
