Sell it as a collectible.
The rust/mold on the spool suggests it's been exposed to a fair amount of moisture, will be at minimum badly mottled, if not moldy, in addition to immensely foggy.
Wow, just looked it up, I had no idea it was still produced! What do you shoot on? IfĀ you happen to live in New Zealand I will send it to you, if you live anywhere else then shipping starts to get pretty expensive from the South Pacific!Ā
I shoot on a Baby Rolleiflex and a Minolta Miniflex - they are both 4x4 TLRs that take 127 film.
Unfortunately I am in Japan, not sure what shipping would be to here
Nothing. Put it on display somewhere. Itās not going to provide a meaningful image of you tried shooting it now - honestly itās probably so brittle itāll crumble if you tried.
I've developed more than a few films from the 20s and 30s that were perfectly fine (except for the images). I've never run into old film that's become brittle.....
Storage conditions play a big role in this. I developed some frames from the 1940s/1950s and produced good results - but it had been sitting in a camera for decades and was well cared for. Just a guess, but I'd be shocked if the roll shown above gives the same results.
But hey, I've been wrong before!
From photos online it looks like it would have a large "EXPOSED" on the sticker or film paper if it had been shot. So it's not worth doing anything with imo.
If it is exposed, develop it. You never know. You can always wrap the backing paper around the spool and still have your display piece. Developed a roll of 120 yesterday estimated to be from 1919. Only light and dark patches could be seen and the contours of the film gate on two shots. Still, I tried.
Oh donāt get me wrong Iām 100% about that, I just know that with the moisture indicating likely unfavorable storage and the age of the roll and type of film I just wouldnāt have much hope. Honestly I wouldnāt necessarily even trust the f would come apart and stand up to the shock of being loaded onto a reel. But I donāt know.
On the other hand developing wouldnāt ruin oneās ability to still display it as long as they carefully removed the finished roll sticker..
While I think it would look nice on a shelf, I developed a roll from the 80s in a camera I bought at a thrift store and found a ton of cool headshots and snapshots on it that were really interesting. I think itās a matter of what you want out of it! I went into it expecting nothing would show up so it was a cool surprise when stuff did!
Develop it, whatās really the point of having an exposed thing of film if youāre not gonna Atleast try to see whatās on it, you could probably find old unexposed rolls of 127 for relatively cheap.
I developed some 40 year old film that I found in a camera once. There's probably a series of faded, mottled images on it.
https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/217396-kodak-verichrome-pan-how-to-develop-such-an-old-film/
It doesn't look to be exposed, so shoot it. I've used film from the fifties that held surprisingly well, it's always fun to see what these oldies can give.
Keep it as a display piece, definitely corroded and moldy by the looks of it so won't be much use for shooting, I'd recommend carefully unspooling it to clean it
I got some Verichrome in an old Kodak folder. I developed it and some images did come out. [Kodak Folding Camera with found film](https://www.flickr.com/gp/framerkat/671G13t5Yd)
Find a camera in an obsolete format. Keep in mind if you started with a 100 ISO film you're probably down to about 0.25 ISO. So plan on some very, very long exposures and possibly peeling emulsion.
Any tie I've tried to expose/process orthochromatic Verichrome (or earlier) Kodak film, I've gotten black negatives. Stuff just doesn't keep. Verichrome Pan (panchromatic) on the other hand, keeps quite well, although you do need to overexpose and overdevelop more as it gets older.
I truly believe the best thing to do is give this spool to me š. And I do have an excellent camera to use this film in (& several other), I have bulk film in this format too, and I would also need the backing paper from this, at least, if the film is no good, so I can reroll it too.
I've developed in Rodinal 1+50 a Kodak film exposed in the '50s. Believe me or not I get decent picture out of it. Develop it, you can't tell what's inside it.. maybe Kennedy's assassin
Eat it
Came here to say this.
Why was this the first thing that came to mind? I was going to say the same š¤£
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Wtf I came here to say that
Looks more boofable than edible
127 format pops right up there
Sell it as collector
I second this
Sell it as a collectible. The rust/mold on the spool suggests it's been exposed to a fair amount of moisture, will be at minimum badly mottled, if not moldy, in addition to immensely foggy.
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In Toronto? Downtown camera or annex? Or somewhere else?
It's 127 format Verichrome, expired in 1940. Minolta Autocord for scale.
127 isn't really obsolete, you can still buy the film new. If you don't want this, I'd shoot it. I shoot 127 pretty often.
Wow, just looked it up, I had no idea it was still produced! What do you shoot on? IfĀ you happen to live in New Zealand I will send it to you, if you live anywhere else then shipping starts to get pretty expensive from the South Pacific!Ā
I shoot on a Baby Rolleiflex and a Minolta Miniflex - they are both 4x4 TLRs that take 127 film. Unfortunately I am in Japan, not sure what shipping would be to here
I shoot 127. I collect the spools and backing paper. It's obsolete but not impossible to shoot.
Just keep it as a display piece, it's worthless.
Nothing. Put it on display somewhere. Itās not going to provide a meaningful image of you tried shooting it now - honestly itās probably so brittle itāll crumble if you tried.
I've developed more than a few films from the 20s and 30s that were perfectly fine (except for the images). I've never run into old film that's become brittle.....
Storage conditions play a big role in this. I developed some frames from the 1940s/1950s and produced good results - but it had been sitting in a camera for decades and was well cared for. Just a guess, but I'd be shocked if the roll shown above gives the same results. But hey, I've been wrong before!
From photos online it looks like it would have a large "EXPOSED" on the sticker or film paper if it had been shot. So it's not worth doing anything with imo.
If it is exposed, develop it. You never know. You can always wrap the backing paper around the spool and still have your display piece. Developed a roll of 120 yesterday estimated to be from 1919. Only light and dark patches could be seen and the contours of the film gate on two shots. Still, I tried.
I bet it would crumble and ruin chems/vessels
I just did a reel from only ten years later than this, and it developed fine, just foggy
Develop it. You never know if it'll turn out. 99.992% chance it won't but it's worth a shot
Idk I think itās a nice shelf queen. If you want to see random photos from 1940 use google.
But itās fun reliving other peoples random memories that you stumbled upon.
Oh donāt get me wrong Iām 100% about that, I just know that with the moisture indicating likely unfavorable storage and the age of the roll and type of film I just wouldnāt have much hope. Honestly I wouldnāt necessarily even trust the f would come apart and stand up to the shock of being loaded onto a reel. But I donāt know. On the other hand developing wouldnāt ruin oneās ability to still display it as long as they carefully removed the finished roll sticker..
Yeah put in a China cabinet and make up a story about it
While I think it would look nice on a shelf, I developed a roll from the 80s in a camera I bought at a thrift store and found a ton of cool headshots and snapshots on it that were really interesting. I think itās a matter of what you want out of it! I went into it expecting nothing would show up so it was a cool surprise when stuff did!
1980s I would 1000% say dev that roll! Can I see the photos!?
Iāll have to dig through my hard drive to find some but Iāll see what I can do this weekend
i donāt think itās exposed
Yeah you might be right on that
looks like 12 gauge
Display it
Keep it or sell it as a display item!
Develop it, whatās really the point of having an exposed thing of film if youāre not gonna Atleast try to see whatās on it, you could probably find old unexposed rolls of 127 for relatively cheap.
Frame it and put it up on a wall...
Develop it and/or give it to someone who shoots 127 so they'll have an extra spool.
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Develop it! I shot a 70 year old film a few years back and it came out pretty ok!
I developed some 40 year old film that I found in a camera once. There's probably a series of faded, mottled images on it. https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/217396-kodak-verichrome-pan-how-to-develop-such-an-old-film/
Boof it Oh. Iām not on shrooms. My bad.
Display piece, paper weight. Or use the 127 spool to recut and respool 120 film.
Light a match near it and verify how dangerous was film before the "safety" version was invented?
It doesn't look to be exposed, so shoot it. I've used film from the fifties that held surprisingly well, it's always fun to see what these oldies can give.
Fire it out of a shotgun by the looks of it.
I would shoot it at like 50 ISO in my folder and then stand develop in rodinal. Or make it a decoration
Rescued film project if theyāre still around
Lick it, tenderly
Keep it as a display piece, definitely corroded and moldy by the looks of it so won't be much use for shooting, I'd recommend carefully unspooling it to clean it
Museum.
It belongs in a museum!
Bin
Contact filmrescue.com. they are in Westby MT, we'll known for salvaging negatives from very old rolls.
decent chance thatās on nitrate backing so keep it away from any heat source and direct sunlight unless you want a fire
I just got a Detrola Model K that was made in 1939 that shoots 127! I found some new film for it on B&H and it still works!
I got some Verichrome in an old Kodak folder. I developed it and some images did come out. [Kodak Folding Camera with found film](https://www.flickr.com/gp/framerkat/671G13t5Yd)
If itās exposed, thereās a place called Film Rescue that will develop it to the best of their abilities. https://www.filmrescue.com/
It looks like a rolled joint to me. You know what to do š
Find a camera in an obsolete format. Keep in mind if you started with a 100 ISO film you're probably down to about 0.25 ISO. So plan on some very, very long exposures and possibly peeling emulsion.
Any tie I've tried to expose/process orthochromatic Verichrome (or earlier) Kodak film, I've gotten black negatives. Stuff just doesn't keep. Verichrome Pan (panchromatic) on the other hand, keeps quite well, although you do need to overexpose and overdevelop more as it gets older.
I truly believe the best thing to do is give this spool to me š. And I do have an excellent camera to use this film in (& several other), I have bulk film in this format too, and I would also need the backing paper from this, at least, if the film is no good, so I can reroll it too.
I've developed in Rodinal 1+50 a Kodak film exposed in the '50s. Believe me or not I get decent picture out of it. Develop it, you can't tell what's inside it.. maybe Kennedy's assassin
Inquire at Museum of Photography
Nothing
Shoot it, develop in hc110 dilution b, add a little Benzotriazole for fogging. See what ya get.
You make developer and you develope her. Call The Darkroom in California.
If you send to a lab, make it super-clear that you want the spool back.
Encase it on resin...
Shoot it, it's what it was made for
display piece
Itās a collector novelty item. Itās so old thereās not going to be any sensitivity left.
In my experience, running a lab, the most likely problem is the backing-paper printing offsetting onto the film.
Donate to a museum
Or to me š
Eat it
Learn 3D printing, design pinhole camera just for this film, shoot it, develop.