Summary
Opened box of Nepera Gaslight Paper Glossy, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, manufactured by Kodak Australasia Limited, at the Austral Works, Abbotsford, circa 1911 - 1920.
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 cardboard box with yellow and black label. Kodak Museum sticker on back.
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
-
Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
-
Manufacturer
Kodak (Australasia) Limited, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1911-1920
-
Inscriptions
Lid, printed, black ink: 'ONE GROSS / 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 Australasia Ltd. / AUSTRAL WORKS: / Abbotsford.Melbourne / GLOSSY'
-
Classification
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Overall Dimensions - Closed
70 mm (Width), 35 mm (Depth), 100 mm (Height)
-
Keywords
Photography, Photographic Paper, Photographic Products, Packaging
