Summary
Alternative Name(s): Film Cassette; Film Roll or Roll Film.
Kodachrome-II 135 format film cartridge, 36 exposures for daylight or blue flash, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company, USA, circa 1960s. Product code K 135-36P.
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, terracotta-coloured metal film cartridge with label printed in red and yellow colour scheme. The cartridge has a black plastic spool inside and a film exit slot lined with black flocking down one side with film protruding from it.
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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: 'MADE IN U.S.A BY / EASTMAN KODAK CO. / [...] Kodak / FILM PRICE INCLUDES / PROCESSING BY KODAK / PROCESS K-12 / Kodachrome II / COLOR SLIDE FILM /DAYLIGHT OR BLUE FLASH / K 135-36 P[...]'
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Classification
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Overall Dimensions
50 mm (Width), 25 mm (Depth), 45 mm (Height)
Width includes a small length of film protruding from the film canister.
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging