I'm looking at snapshots from 1953-1964, most of them say Velox on the back which I've read was used only for contact printing. The image minus the border is 3 inches by 3 inches, but I can't find any record of a film in this size.
what film format was 3"x3"?
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According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_format
Format 101 was made until 1956, but it was 3.5 x 3.5". The 106 format was same size, but discontinued in the 1920s. Nothing listed exactly 3" or 76mm.
Format 101 was made until 1956, but it was 3.5 x 3.5". The 106 format was same size, but discontinued in the 1920s. Nothing listed exactly 3" or 76mm.
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Velox was designed for use in auto printing facilities. Some of these auto machines actually made very slight enlargements. Velox was a fast contact paper, several stops faster than Azo, thus handled well by these machines. I ran one for a time as a teenager.
Yup, 3 1/2 inch paper was a very common photo lab size for images from 120/620 giving 3 1/2 square or 3 1/2 x 5 inch prints. I don't think 127 film became much of a player until after the introduction of the Kodak Star line of cameras for Christmas 1957.
I suspect the negative size included the border, the masking frame for the contact prints overlapping the image slightly.
That's neat. What did these machines look like? Did roller transport exist back then?
3x3 velox
Ditto what Jim said. My first job in high school (1968) was working at a small town photo store/studio/film processor. I helped out in the lab when the volume was more than the 1 person crew could handle. I have very fond memories, especially the smell of Pakosol in the morning. For you youngsters out there, Pakosol is a glossing solution, the last chemical in the processing line before the prints went into the ferrotype dryer, it is what gives fiber glossy prints the high gloss.
Ditto what Jim said. My first job in high school (1968) was working at a small town photo store/studio/film processor. I helped out in the lab when the volume was more than the 1 person crew could handle. I have very fond memories, especially the smell of Pakosol in the morning. For you youngsters out there, Pakosol is a glossing solution, the last chemical in the processing line before the prints went into the ferrotype dryer, it is what gives fiber glossy prints the high gloss.
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