Which Kodak transparency film is this?

[pdeeh]

I've recently digitised some old transparency film for a friend. I would guess it was shot in the early 1960s.

The only edge codes on the film are attached.

Can anyone identify the type from this code? I've googled without fruit.

 

[John Salim]

The top image ( bottom edge of the film ) shows the batch number and the bottom image ( top edge of the film ) should, if you look along the rest of the film, show the film type ( may be darker than these characters ).
The only information I can give from your image is the country of manufacture which is England.

Other Kodak film producing countries are.....

S*AFETY = Rochester, USA
SA*FETY = Canada
SAF*ETY = Harrow, England
SAFE*TY = France
SAFET*Y + Austrailia


John S

 

[bdial]

If it's that old and the color looks good, it's most likely Kodachrome.

 

[pdeeh]

should, if you look along the rest of the film, show the film type
The only information I can give from your image is the country of manufacture which is England.

I examined each strip carefully, but these are the only edge markings present.

 

[Prest_400]

If it's that old and the color looks good, it's most likely Kodachrome.

Just reminded that if it's kodachrome, the image will have quite a pronounced relief on the emulsion side, with side/back light.

 

[MattKing]

Do the slide mounts give you a clue - if processed by Kodak, they often indicated whether the film was Kodachrome or Ektachrome.

 

[pdeeh]

Ah but these were just cut into strips & not mounted

It's 120 by the way, something I dimly neglected to say in the OP.

They've gone back to the owners now so I can't look again at anything else, I meant to post this query before I sent them ... d'oh

 

[BrianShaw]

I didn't know that the "dot" in "safety" meant anything. I've seen it, of course, but never thought much about it. I learned something very useful today!

 

[MattKing]

Ah but these were just cut into strips & not mounted

It's 120 by the way, something I dimly neglected to say in the OP.

They've gone back to the owners now so I can't look again at anything else, I meant to post this query before I sent them ... d'oh

Very unlikely that they are Kodachrome then. 120 Kodachrome was only around for a relatively short time.

 

[Sal Santamaura]

...120 Kodachrome was only around for a relatively short time.

And not in the 1960s.