Summary
Kodak Film Wallet, manufactured by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd circa 1920s. The front cover features an illustration of a 'Kodak Girl' in a striped dress holding a folding camera. There are two small internal side pockets printed with promotional information for Kodak enlargements and portrait attachments.
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 dark brown ink, with two internal side pockets also printed with text. Front cover features an illustration of a woman in a long, striped dress at the beach holding a camera.
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, circa 1920s
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: 'KODAK' Front, handwritten: '72651 / DICK' Back, printed: 'KODAK / KODAK (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. / 284 COLLINS STREET AND ?61 SWANSTON STREET / MELBOURNE' Inside, left pocket, printed: 'The Kodak / Portrait Attachment / [...] See Kodak Catalogue.' Inside, right pocket, printed: 'Get Enlargements from / Your Favourite Negatives. / [...] See Kodak Catalogue'
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Overall Dimensions
76 mm (Width), 114 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photographic Processing, Photographic Products, Photographic Film, Packaging, Promotional Materials