Summary
Opened packet of Austral Star white photographic paper, 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches, manufactured by Kodak Australasia Limited, Abbotsford, between 1908 and 1911.
It 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
Rectangular brown paper envelope with green printed text, opened but sealed with sticky tape.
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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Manufacturer
Kodak (Australasia) Limited, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1908 - 1911
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Inscriptions
Front, printed, green ink: AUSTRAL / REGISTERED / STAR PAPER / WHITE. 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 / SOLE MANUFACTURERS: / KODAK (AUSTRALASIA) LIMITED, / AUSTRAL WORKS, ABBOTSFORD, MELBOURNE. / BRANCHES AT - Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Broken Hill, Townsville, Toowoomba, Auckland & Wellington, N.Z. / FULL INSTRUCTIONS ENCLOSED.'
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
130 mm (Width), 4 mm (Depth), 112 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Manufactured Products, Photographic Paper, Packaging
