Summary
Alternative Name(s): Film Cassette; Film Roll or Roll Film.
Adox 135 format film cartridge, 36 exposures, manufactured by Adox, Germany, from the 1950s. Product code KB 14.
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 black plastic film cartridge with printed white, blue and black label applied upside down. The cartridge has a black plastic 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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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
Germany, 1950s - 1980s
This type of film manufactured into the 2000s, but this is likely a mid-twentieth century example. -
Inscriptions
Label, printed: 'ADOX 36 Aufn. / Exp. / KB 14 / Made in Germany 14 [circular degree symbol] DIN 20ASA'
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Classification
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Overall Dimensions
27 mm (Width), 24 mm (Depth), 46 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging
