Summary
Kodak Film Wallet manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd circa 1920s to 1930s and stamped with the details of James Barnes, Chemist of Manuka Pharmacy Warrnambool. The cover features a woman with a camera and picnic basket. The inner pockets of the wallet are printed with promotional text for Enlargement services and Kodak Film, and the Graflex camera is promoted on the back.
This is one of the few examples that show how these envelopes could be branded by different participating retailers and pharmacists for use in their photo-developing and printing business.
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 on cover. Stamp and handwriting also on cover. Wallet features two internal side pockets stitched at top and bottom.
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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Issued By
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920s - 1930s
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'NAME..... NO. ........ / NO / OUTING IS / COMPLETE / WITHOUT A / KODAK' Front, stamped: 'Manuka Pharmacy / 104 LIEBIG STREET, / WARRNAMBOOL. / JAMES BARNES / CHEMIST. / "We put the Snap / in SNAPSHOT." / PHONE 42.' Back, printed: 'FOR ACTION / USE A / GRAFLEX / Its reflecting mirror en- / ables the image to be / [...] 4 x 5 ins., 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 ins.' Inside, left pocket, printed: 'Enlargements / [...] 15" 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 - Closed
86 mm (Width), 2 mm (Depth), 144 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Promotional Materials, Pharmacies