Oldest Expired Film -- 1954

[JohnTF]

#127, unknown brand, still loaded in an old Baby Brownie.

Must be from the late 1940s or early 1950s. Developed in 2005:

Roll wasn't even 'finished'.... it was at frame 6 when found. True enough, the last 3 frames were 'blank'...

Hard to believe you did not finish the roll first. ;-) Did the edge printing tell you the film?

 

[Merkin]

I tried some Kodacolor II that came with a camera so I don't know the exact expiration date. But it was C-41 and I guess circa 1970-1974. Nothing came out or a least very little. Here is one:

I love this. Happy accidents FTW.

 

[rolleistef]

A roll of High Speed Kodakolor (160asa) expired in 76 i think. It's a E4 processing, do you think I should go and give a try? 😛

 

[ZorkiKat]

Hard to believe you did not finish the roll first. ;-) Did the edge printing tell you the film?

I was in a hurry to develop....50+ years are already too long...🙂

The edges did not carry any marks- no numbers, maker's name, or even the 'safety' mark. The spool was plain yellow and simply said 'Panchromatic' in beautiful semi-script. No ASA. Been told that it could be Ansco Plenachrome:

 

[JohnTF]

I'll have to look for the roll of Verichrome in the Rollei, come to think of it, I think I have a roll of 828 from a Bantam I bought last year.

Maybe we can send them all to you. ;-) At least you get things done. ;-)

John

 

[JohnTF]

A roll of High Speed Kodakolor (160asa) expired in 76 i think. It's a E4 processing, do you think I should go and give a try? 😛

Sounds more like High Speed Ektachrome, as the numbers imply, E4 was an earlier process to the present E6.

I processed some E4 at about that time, I recall it required a lot of bottles and a reversal exposure using a light bulb.

I also seem to recall the Ektachrome of the time shifted color on me to the greens when even slightly out of date.

Regards, John