64 - Photographs and Display Materials - Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited Guide to Records

Series 64 - Photographs and Display Materials

Date Range	1961? - 1991?, Most appear to be 1970s.
Quantity	3.5 cm, 6 photographs and charts
Provenance	Production - PMA Ltd
Description	This series contains mounted photographs showing interior and exterior views of the pigments plant, and two display charts - one showing ICI Australia colours, the other a BPCS (Business Planning and Control System) flow chart or process map.

Inventory Listing

64-1	Small Storage Metering Vessels From Which Chemical Solutions are Fed to the Initial Reactors in the Colour Making Process
	Mounted colour photograph. Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range c. 1972 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 photograph Formats Mounted Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0668 Box Number 132 Series 64
64-2	Reactions to Produce the Actual Colour Pigments Take Place Under Rigidly Controlled Conditions in Specially Constructed Vessels
	Mounted colour photograph. The full inscription reads: "Reactions to produce the actual colour pigments take place under rigidly controlled conditions in specially constructed vessels set at floor level for convenience of loading. Visual and chemical observations as well as extensive instrumental control are constantly maintained." Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range c. 1972 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 photograph Formats Mounted Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0669 Box Number 132 Series 64
64-3	Interior Section of the Pigments Plant
	Mounted colour photograph showing an interior view of a section of the pigments plant. Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range c. 1972 Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 photograph Formats Mounted Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0670 Box Number 132 Series 64
64-4	ICI - Pigments for Paint
	Large colour chart produced by ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd, featuring various shades of the following colours: Mono Azo Yellows; Benzidine Yellows; Nickel Azo; Nitroso Naphthol Iron Complex; Pyrazolone Orange; Naphthanilide Reds; Toluidine Reds; 2B Toners; 4B Toners; Alpha Form Copper Phthalocyanine Blues; Beta Form Copper Phthalocyanine Blues; Phthalocyanine Greens; and Extended Phthalocyanines. Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range December 1979 Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 chart Formats Samples or Specimens and Charts Inventory Identifier PMA0671 Box Number 132 Series 64
64-5	BPCS Schematic
	Large laminated BPCS (Business Planning and Control System) schematic showing business flow, and system setup and flow. Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range 1960? - 1991?, No dates. Quantity 0.2 cm, 1 chart Formats Charts Inventory Identifier PMA0672 Box Number MAP Series 64
64-6	View of Effluent Pond and Pigment Plant
	Colour photograph showing an effluent pond and the exterior of the pigments plant. Creator Production - PMA Ltd Date range 1960? - 1991?, No dates. Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 photograph Formats Mounted Photographic Prints Inventory Identifier PMA0673 Box Number 132 Series 64

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