Summary
One of three lapel pins with Sydney 2000 Olympic Games mascots on them, promoting Kodak and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Eastman Kodak was official sponsor of the event worldwide and Kodak Australasia were heavily involved at a local level. This pin features the Sydney 2000 logo and Olympic Rings, plus the Kookaburra Olympic mascot 'Olly'. It is one of 200 limited edition pins featuring this design, and was made in Australia.
This object complements the Kodak Heritage 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.
Physical Description
Metal lapel pin with blue engraved text and platypus at top in relief.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms Elizabeth Delahunty, 2015
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Manufactured For
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 1996-2000
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Inscriptions
Front, engraved: 'Sydney 2000 / [Olympic Rings]'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Promotional materials
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Category
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
18 mm (Width), 10 mm (Depth), 24 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Marketing, Advertising, Sponsorship, Olympic Games: Sydney, 2000
