Summary
Opened packet of Kodak Photographic Paper, 'Velox Single Weight F.2', 25 white glossy smooth sheets for negatives of normal contrast, 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches, manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Melbourne, circa 1940s.
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 black and red printed text and a black and white sticker label at bottom end, torn open. Inside is a black paper envelope containing photographic papers and another sticker label with emulsion or production code is adhered to the back of the envelope.
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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 1940s
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Inscriptions
Front, bottom, black ink: '25 SHEETS / 2 3/4 x 4 1/2' Front, centre, printed: '[Two parallel vertical lines, one red and one black] / Kodak / PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER / OPEN ONLY IN PHOTOGRAPHIC DARKROOM / MANUFACTURED BY / KODAK (Australasia) PTY. LTD, / MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA.' Front, label, printed: 'VELOX / SINGLE WEIGHT / F-2 / WHITE GLOSSY FOR NEGATIVES OF / SMOOTH NORMAL CONTRAST'
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Overall Dimensions - Open
99 mm (Width), 4 mm (Depth), 160 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Manufactured Products, Photographic Paper, Packaging, Photographic Products