Summary
Alternative Name(s): Film Cassette; Film Roll or Roll Film.
Kodak Panatomic-X Extra Fine Grain 135 format film cartridge, 36 exposures, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, USA from the 1930s to the 1980s.
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 light blue and yellow colour scheme. The cartridge has a black metal spool inside and a film exit slot lined with black flocking down one side, out of which a small section of film is protruding.
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, 1930s - 1980s
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Inscriptions
Label, printed: 'PANATOMIC-X / 36 EXP. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY / ROCHESTER / [...]'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
30 mm (Width), 25 mm (Depth), 46 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging