Summary
Black and white photograph of the overcoater, part of the film coating machine. The image is in a series depicting No. 6 Coating Machine at the Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd factory at Abbotsford, circa 1940s-1950s.
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
Overcoater, part of the film coating process.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, landscape format, with a sticker adhered to the back.
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; 'Film Coating / Overcoater'
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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), 168 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Photography, Factories, Machinery, Photographic Products