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In 2004, ILFORD Imaging is celebrating 125 yearsof photographic manufacturing.

From humble beginnings, when Alfred Hugh Harmanbegan making Gelatine Dry Plates in the basementof his house in Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex,to today’s global manufacture of the world’s leadinginkjet technology, imagery and photography havealways been at the heart of the matter.

Photography is apparent wherever we look.It is almost impossible to get through the daywithout some contact with a photographic image.The photo can be used to record everything froma personal record of our past to becomingan Icon of an era.

It is hard to imagine a world without images,but even harder to believe that 125 years ago,in the formative years of photography, the electriclight had not been invented.

This made these early days of Photography,quite literally, the dark ages, with photographersrelying on gaslight and natural sunlight to exposeand process their images. It would be several yearsbefore electricity was available to even a minorityof the world’s population.

As we look around our world today, there areso many familiar, everyday items that we take forgranted that simply would not have existed in 1879;the automobile, telephone and even the humble

zipper were not to be imaginable for many yearsto come.

Just as photography has become part of oureveryday lives, so many other items that we nowtake for granted have come into existence in thepast century and a quarter.

This calendar takes a look at some of thesetechnological underdogs and at many of the eventsthat have shaped the past 125 years, all of whichhave been captured photographically and are partof a heritage that ILFORD Imaging is proud to bea major part of. All product names and trademarksare the property of their respective owners andILFORD acknowledges their rights.

If you have enjoyed looking through theILFORD 2004 calendar, ILFORD has prepareda separate booklet, "Did you know..." that is fullof important people, dates and events over the last125 years... Did you know, for instance, that radiowas invented and ‘on air’ a full year before the firstpiece of music was broadcast? Did you also knowthat ILFORD is older than electricity, telephone, cars...you name it, and you will probably find ILFORD isolder than it!! If you would like a copy of thisfascinating booklet visit www.ilford.com.

ILFORD will continue to be a leader in Imagingand is looking forward to the challenges to comeover the next 125 years.

1879: ELECTRIC LIGHT, AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SWITCHING SYSTEM, BRITANNIA DRY PLATE1882: ELECTRIC IRON, CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS

1883: FOUNTAIN PEN1884: FLAKED CEREAL, PAPER STRIP PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM, ILFORD ALPHA PAPER

1885: MOTOR BIKE, ILFORD ‘ORDINARY’ PLATE1886: AUTOMOBILE, COCA-COLA, HORLICKS, TYPEWRITER RIBBON

1887: CELLULOID PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM, MONOTYPE TYPECASTING MACHINE, CONTACT LENS1888: WAX DRINKING STRAW, TIME CARD CLOCK, REVOLVING DOOR, KODAK BOX CAMERA

1889: MOTION PICTURE FILM, DISHWASHING MACHINE, ASPIRIN, BRASSIERE1890: ELECTRIC CHAIR

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Above: Britannia Works circa 1888. Centre: Alpha Paper Label circa 1884

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Electricity: 1879

1891: MOTION PICTURE CAMERA, TRAVELLERS CHEQUES, RADIO1892: ESCALATOR, PORTABLE TYPEWRITER, PNEUMATIC HAMMER, CLOTHES DRYER,

PNEUMATIC TYRE, VACUUM FLASK, TRACTOR1893: VELOX PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER, ELECTRIC TOASTER

1895: LUMIÈRE'S CINÉMATOGRAPHE, X-RAY, ILFORD EMPRESS FILM1896: DIAL TELEPHONE, CHOP SUEY, ELECTRIC STOVE

1897: CANDY FLOSS, ANSWERING MACHINE, ILFORD CHROMATIC PLATE1898: ROLLER COASTER, RADIUM

1899: LAWN MOWER, EVAPORATED MILK, JUKEBOX, FLASHLIGHT, PAPER CLIP1900: HAMBURGER, ZEPPELIN

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Above: Britannia Works Limited Price List circa 1897

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Motion Picture: 1891

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Aircraft: 1903

1911: AIRMAIL1912: GEIGER COUNTER, ILFORD KINGS OWN PLATE1913: ZIPPER, CROSSWORD PUZZLE, ASSEMBLY LINE

1914: AIR CONDITIONER, STAINLESS STEEL, LIQUID FUELLED ROCKET ENGINE1915: MECHANICAL PENCIL, GAS MASK, PYREX, LIPSTICK TUBE, ILFORD DAYLIGHT LOADING ROLL FILM

1919: POP UP TOASTER, BLOW DRYER

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Above: RAJAR Works Delivery Van. Centre: Namestone from the Rajar Works Building at ILFORD Mobberley

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Automobile Assembly Line Production: 1913

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Commercial Radio: 1922

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Hi-Definition Television: 1936

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Commercial Introduction of Nylon: 1940's

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Rock and Roll: 1950's

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Handheld Calculator: 1967

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Post-it® Note first marketed: 1980

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The World Wide Web: 1988

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Mobile Phone Technology:1946

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