Summary
Kodak Film Wallet manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd 1920 - 1934. This appears to have been used in Kodak to store images of their Riley Street property in Sydney, New South Wales.
The cover features an illustration of a woman in a draped gown holding a Kodak folding camera. The inner pockets of the folder are printed with promotional text for N-C (Non-Curling) Film and enlargements. The catch phrase 'If it isn't Eastman, it isn't Kodak film' is used to stress brand integrity and quality.
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 with two internal side pockets and a brown patterned cover with illustration of a woman holding a view camera on the front. Yellow sticker on covers and handwritten inscriptions throughout in black ink.
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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
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1920 - 1934
Kodak operated out of 284 Collins Street from 1908 until 1934, but operated under the name Kodak Australasia Proprietary Limited from 1920. -
Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'Kodak' Front, handwritten: 'Riley St / FILE / A1 to A50 / A51 to A100' Back, printed: 'IF IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN / IT ISN'T A KODAK / KODAK (A/ASIA) PTY. LTD. / 379 George Street, Sydney, / 284 Collins Street, Melbourne [...] Christchurch, N.Z.' Inside, left pocket, printed: 'Enlargements / Many of your small / [...] 15" 4/9 6/6 9/6 12/9' Inside, right pocket printed: 'Be Sure Your Film is / Kodak N-C Film / [...] ASK TO SEE IT.'
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Overall Dimensions
116 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Promotional Materials