A "Morse Developer"?

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I saw this little widget on Craigslist and was wondering exactly what it is, and if this is a good price for it. The seller calls it a "Morse Developer" and says that it's for 16mm and 35mm film. Would this be a home processor for cine film? If so, it might be a neat little thing to have kicking around!

 

[Mike Wilde]

The price seems a bit steep for what is essentially a formed piece of bakelite like material, however it is what is needed conveniently home process film in a daylight tank. I have seen plans for a slotted piece of plexigalss that film was wound around and then the whole works was immersed in a paper tray worth of film developer, but it would not be feasible for more than 50' at a time, and all of that had to happen in totla darkness.

The widget for sale - you load the film, pour the chems in, wind the film back and forth to get the chemistry against the emulsion.....

 

[jimgalli]

Yes, that's what it's for. No, I doubt he'll get than much. I bought 2 of those a few years back. One like the one in the ad, and a giant one for processing the 5 to 9 1/2" aerial roll film. I plan to sell them both later this summer when I clean out my garage. About half his price would make sense. That said I haven't paid any attention on ebay. Maybe they're the new cult item

 

[srs5694]

I've seen things that look like the photo in the link on eBay. You might try searching there if you want such a device but think that $175 is too much to pay.