Summary
Black and white photograph depicting a reeling machine in the Paper Coating Room at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory, Abbotsford. The image is part of a series of photographs featuring the No. 1 Paper Coating Room.
This image 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.
Description of Content
Paper reeling machine loaded with a roll of paper.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, landscape format, label adhered on reverse.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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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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Manufacturer
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Abbotsford, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1940s-1950s
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Format
Colour
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Inscriptions
Typed on a sticker attached to the back of the photograph; 'No.1 Paper Coating Room. / Reeling Machine' Hand written in grey pencil on the back of the photograph; 'ABBOTSFORD / FACTORY'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Manufacturing equipment
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
215 mm (Width), 160 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Factories, Machinery, Photographic Products, Photographic Paper
