Summary
Kodak Film Wallet, manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd for David Jones' Limited, Sydney circa 1930s. The front cover features David Jones' business name and contact as well as the slogan 'Take a Kodak With You'. The paper envelope is stitched together at the top and bottom and has two small internal side pockets printed with promotional information for Kodak enlargements and film.
This is one of the few examples in the collection that shows how the envelopes were intended for use by individual retailers and chemists.
This object 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
Paper folder or envelope printed in red and black ink, with two internal side pockets stitched together across top and bottom edges and printed with text. Handwritten inscriptions in pencil.
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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Manufacturer (Probable)
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s
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Manufactured For
David Jones Limited, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1930s
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: ' NAME______No____ / Take / a KODAK / with you / [Illustration of woman holding a movie camera and a dog in front of her] / DAVID JONES' / LIMITED / SYDNEY / [...]' Back, printed: '[Illustration of Kodak movie camera] You / should / be making / HOME MOVIES / [...] AT AMAZINGLY LOW COST' Inside, left pocket, printed: 'Enlargements / [...] 15 inch 4/9 6/6 9/6 12/9' Inside, right pocket, printed: 'Always Use / KODAK FILM / [...] Verichrome for the future.'
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
88 mm (Width), 146 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Promotional Materials, Movie Cameras