Summary

Kodak Film Wallet manufactured for Brooks Drug & Photo Stores, Deptford, circa 1930s. The front cover features an illustration of a 'Kodak Girl' in a striped dress, watching sail boats and holding a camera. The paper envelope is stitched together at the top and bottom and has two small internal side pockets printed with promotional information for Kodak enlargements and Velox.

This example shows how these envelopes were intended for use by Kodak retailers and pharmacies.

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 paper folder or envelope printed in black ink, with two internal side pockets stitched together across top and bottom edges and printed with text. Front cover features an illustration of a woman watching sailboats, and on the back there is an advertisement for a Kodak Non Curling Film

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