Summary
Kodak Film Wallet likely manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd circa 1920s - 1930s for RS Younger, Chemist & Kodak Dealer, Kerang. The cover features a 'Kodak Girl' in striped dress seated on a large box of Kodak film, alongside the slogan 'Take a Kodak With You'. 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 seated on a film box on the cover. Wallet features two internal side pockets stitched at top and bottom. Handwritten inscriptions in ink on front.
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, 1920s - 1930s
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'NAME..... NO. ....... / [illustration of woman on film box] / Take a / Kodak / with you' Front, handwritten: 'Miss M Kerry / c/o Mr Hunt / [...] Post 1.' Back, printed: 'GRAFLEX / Difficult pictures / made easy / [...] if you cannot call.' Inside, left pocket, printed: 'Enlargements / [...] 15" 4/9 6/6 9/6 12/9' Inside, right pocket printed: 'Be Sure Your Film is / KODAK N-C Film / [...] legibly written on the out- / side.'
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Overall Dimensions - Closed
88 mm (Width), 2 mm (Depth), 146 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Promotional Materials