Summary
Opened packet of Nepera Gaslight Paper, 20 sheets; 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches, manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Limited, Abbotsford, circa 1920s. This was donated to the Kodak Museum by Sydney Customs in 1983, according to the Kodak Museum sticker on the back.
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, torn open at one end revealing a grey envelope with photographic papers inside. Kodak Museum sticker on back.
More Information
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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) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920s
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Inscriptions
Front, printed outside central square, green ink: '4 1/4 x 3 1/4 / GLOSSY / 20 SHEETS' Front, printed, centre: 'NEPERA / GASLIGHT / PAPER / The / Pearl / of all PhotoPapers / [Illustration of a gaslight and a man's arms with three plate holders laid out on a table beneath the light] / . NO DARK ROOM REQUIRED. / PRINTED / BY ANY ARTIFICIAL / LIGHT / Manufactured only by / Kodak (A/asia) Pty. Ltd. / Works: / Melbourne, Australia'
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Overall Dimensions - Open
130 mm (Width), 6 mm (Depth), 104 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Manufactured Products, Photographic Paper, Packaging
