Summary
A colour 35mm slide transparency featuring a cupboard full of testing equipment in the instrument workshop in Building 12A of the Kodak Australasia factory in Coburg, 1972.
Part of a collection of 40 colour 35mm slides depicting the Kodak engineering laboratory, scientific instruments and control panels, staff working in the factory, exterior views and the 1977 Kodak raft race. The collection was photographed between 1965 and 1981 by former Kodak engineer Ron Salter, and later donated by him to Museum Victoria.
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.
Description of Content
An open cupboard with testing instruments on all shelves.
Physical Description
35mm, positive Kodachrome colour film mounted in paper slide frame with hand written inscriptions. Portrait format.
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Format
Slide, 35 mm, Colour
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Inscriptions
Printed, obverse, red ink: 'KODACHROME / TRANSPARENCY / PROCESSED BY KODAK' Hand written in blue ink on the reverse; 'Cupboard full of testing instruments / Instrument workshop, Kodak '72' Hand written in grey pencil on the reverse; '17' Printed in red ink on the reverse; '12 JUL 72M3' Imprinted, reverse: 'MADE IN AUSTRALIA'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Manufacturing equipment
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Factories, Workshop Equipment, Workshops, Testing Equipment, Instruments
