Summary
Colour photograph of a paper slitting machine in Building 13, Paper Finishing, at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Coburg, circa 1974.
This slitting machine was used to slit bulk rolls of paper that were 54 inches wide down to either 3.5, 5 or 8 inch widths for color printing.
This image 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.
Description of Content
Large machine, painted white, with multiple rollers and a control panel to the left.
Physical Description
Colour photograph; landscape format with off-white border. Stamped on reverse.
More Information
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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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Place & Date Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1974
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Date Printed
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Inscriptions
Reverse, watermark: 'THIS PAPER / MANUFACTURED / BY KODAK' Reverse, stamped, red ink: 'JAN.74-M / PRINT / MADE / BY / KODAK / [Kodak 'K' logo with 'Kodak' written in it]'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Manufacturing equipment
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
126 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Factories, Photographic Processing Equipment, Manufacturing Equipment, Industrial Machinery
