Summary
Design layout for a Kodak Film Wallet, printed with the phrase 'Here Are Your Prints: Photo-finishing of Quality' and an illustration of a Brownie Flash II Camera. This version has both the front and back covers laid out on pieces of card, glued together. This was designed for, or possibly by, Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, circa 1960s. This draft contains mark-ups in pen.
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
Two pieces of card glued together, with text and graphics painted on both.
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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Designer (Possible)
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960s
Possibly also designed by external advertising company in conjunction with Kodak staff, or adapted from an Eastman Kodak Company design. -
Inscriptions
Left panel, painted: 'Follow the Leaders .. / insist on / Kodak / CAMERAS / Kodak / FILMS / Kodak / SERVICES / Kodak / PHOTO-AIDS' Right panel, painted: '[illustration of camera] / HERE / ARE / YOUR / PRINTS / Photo-finishing of Quality'
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Overall Dimensions
177 mm (Width), 141 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Promotional Materials, Packaging Design
