Historical information

The ink rolls were used in an addressograph machine. The addressograph machine used plates that contained names, addresses and classifications of each State Electricity Commission of Victoria employee working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The plates were put through the machine stamped in ink onto pay envelopes.
See also: KVHS 0848, KVHS 1233

Significance

The State Electricity Commission of Victoria employed many people on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and used the latest technology of the time to pay each of them including providing each one with a pay slip.

Physical description

2 large cardboard boxes, with lids, containing 3 by 4 rows of small white cardboard boxes. Inside the small boxes is a roll of ink covered by aluminium foil.
Ref. KVHS 0848 which is the Addressograph Machine

Inscriptions & markings

On the end of one of the large boxes "For Addressograph / Purple / 1-1 and a quarter inches" / Class 22,000" Also a white label stuck on with '583'
On each of the small boxes - For Addressograph / Purple / 1-1 and a quarter inches / Class 22,000
On the end of one of the lids handwritten in ink. "SF 125.7.0"