How do I tell how old this Kodabromide paper is?

[kwmullet]

I received this box of Kodak Kodabromide rag-base F3 postcard paper from Jeremy Moore, who I think got it from Dan Burkholder, and it might have had owners before that.

I just started printing some postcards on it, and it seems to work pretty well. I'd just like to know for conversational/annotative purposes how old this stuff is.

Ideas? Based on the lot number, I'm wondering if it's 1973 paper.

-KwM-

 

[jim appleyard]

A call to Kodak should clear that up. 800-242-2424

 

[Jeremy]

who I think got it from Dan Burkholder

Nope, it came from the eBay so who knows where it came from. I want to see what you were able to get from that stuff.

 

[sun of sand]

They used to put colored bars under the grade maybe 50's-70's?
Then short vertical bars under the paper name 70's
I don't know
But this kodabromide has its name highlighted by color
Maybe I just don't recall the colored name right now on my own packages
RC papers were colored the same way late 70's that I have

I'll guess 77-82

I don't know when Ektaflo developer came about

 

[Rlibersky]

I have a box from the 70's and it still works. In fact the lastpostcard exchange I was in I printed on it or was it the Azo postcards?

Anyway I'm printing on it for the next exchange.

Have fun

Randy

 

[jimgalli]

Paper only has 2 ages. Not-fogged. Fogged.

 

[Ian Grant]

I had some boxes of Kodak Bromide papers that dated back to the early 60's, it's a paper that keeps very well and just gets a touch slower an less contrasty, mine never showed any signs of fogging. Bromide papers seem to keep far better than warm-tone chloro-bromide papers, I still have Ilfobrom with 60's date codes that prints Ok too.

That Kodak logo should be a clue, I think that came in around the time they released K25.

Ian

 

[Jeremy]

Kevin, I have some benzotriazole and potassium iodide if you want to try kicking in either with the developer and see if there's a some fog to the paper that could be dealt with.