Summary
Film Wallet issued by Small's Snapshot Service (Herbert Small Pty Ltd), circa 1940s. The inner pockets feature costings for developing, printing and enlarging.
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
Red paper folder in two halves, each with inner side pocket. Printed in black ink with illustration of a woman and a dog on the cover. Handwritten inscriptions in pencil on cover.
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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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Issued By
Herbert Small Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1940s
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'SMALL'S / SNAPSHOT / SERVICE / HERBERT SMALL Pty. Ltd. / 284 QUEEN STREET, BRISBANE' Back, printed: 'CAMERAS / EXCHANGED / Your old outfit represents / money .... We offer a / GENEROUS TRADE-IN [...] Phone: b 0424 (2 lines)' Inside, left pocket, printed: 'DEVELOPING and PRINTING / [table] -25 per cent. extra' Inside, right pocket, printed: 'ENLARGEMENTS / [table] / Prices quoted for Artist's work and colouring upon application.'
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Overall Dimensions
83 mm (Width), 132 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Promotional Materials
