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I picked up some 40+ yr old B&W 120 roll film. Mostly Kodak, Ver & Pan stuff.
There was a no-name roll, no mfg, name. Just ISO 125.
Since the other stuff was as far back as '72, this could have been older
Time to experiment. Put in in my Mamiya 7 & shot this no-name film at two stops over.
Stand developed in Rodinal.

Here are the pics from that roll
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dswcamera/albums/72157657223155588

The last pic, https://flic.kr/p/yjgWhD, shows the paper/leader.
The paper is black, light area is silver in color as is the lettering.
Any ideas?

Thanks
Dan
 

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There is a need to see the film selvage, not prints, to have any chance of identifying the film.
 
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Jim, there were no markings or numbers on the negatives. Only posted images as an example of the results from old film
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your results are fantastic. But it is hard to make a definite statement. More of the backing paper might stir some old memories. (arrows or little hands at the start?),( dots or squares or something else between the numbers?)

Which country was the film from?

I have a vauge recollection of wavy lines like that on Ansco film, but don't think I ever got a chance to develop any ansco roll film myself.
 

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It looks a lot like the 40 yrs old *unexposed* film that I just shot and processed that I found with my grand parents old ansco cadet II
 

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Dan,

Check out this thread on photo.net, which shows backing paper from a roll identified as "unmarked" Ansco film. That one happens to be 127 rather than 120, but it seems to have the same characteristic markings as yours right down to the wavy lines, black/silver color scheme, and pointing hands, all of which makes me think yours is most likely an ANSCO product. I'm not sure if I would go so far as to say it is ANSCO All-Weather film specifically though, simply because it isn't labeled as such. Then again, ANSCO no doubt manufactured similar films with more generic labeling, possibly even sold the same emulsions to be sold through no-name brands. So "some kind of 125 speed ANSCO" may be as close as you can get to an answer. For what it's worth, the All-Weather was a 125 speed film from what I've read.

Anyway, you might also check out this picture of an unidentified roll of 620 film, which also looks suspiciously like what you have.

Jeff
 
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