Summary
Kodak Film Wallet likely manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd circa 1920 - 1940. The cover features a 'Kodak Girl' in striped dress carrying a small child on her back alongside the slogan 'Kodak As You Go'. The child is holding a folding camera. The inner pockets of the wallet are printed with promotional text for Enlargement services and N-C (Non-Curling) Film.
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
Brown cardboard folder or envelope printed in black ink with illustration of woman and child on cover. Wallet features two internal side pockets stitched at top and bottom. Handwritten inscriptions in pencil throughout.
More Information
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Collection Names
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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 - 1940
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'Name..... No. ....... / KODAK / as you / go!' Back, printed: 'The charm / of enlargements / [...] [illustration of enlarger] KODAK / Auto-Focus / ENLARGER / [...] masks. Price . . £ 10/10/-' Inside, left pocket, printed: 'Be Sure Your Film is / KODAK N-C FILM / Kodak Film is especially / advisable for the amateur / [...] legibly written on the out- / side.' Inside, right pocket printed: 'Enlargements / [...] 15" 4/9 6/6 9/6 12/9'
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Overall Dimensions
90 mm (Width), 147 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Promotional Materials