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Feb 8, 2019 11:58:14   #
trainspotter Loc: Oregon
 
should hold a gram of good smoke

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Feb 8, 2019 13:57:25   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
I used Kodak, Fuji, Ilford, ORWO, Konica and Agfa (maybe some others) at one time or another. I did bulk and loaded canisters myself with Kodak. Somewhere in the garage the old bulk loader and gear is in a box.

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Feb 9, 2019 05:53:51   #
DAN Phillips Loc: Graysville, GA
 
I use a couple of them to hold matches in my backpack! It keeps the matches dry and in place.

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Feb 9, 2019 07:15:13   #
steve03 Loc: long Lsland
 
I remember in the 60's & 70's these cans being used for small marijuana stashes.

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Feb 9, 2019 07:33:08   #
Gatorcoach Loc: New Jersey
 
Pixelmaster wrote:
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film manufactures made small metal cans. I am sure that same were repurposed as salt and pepper shakers. Most however were later used to store small nuts, bolts and screws. After the film cans I recall how Kodak encapsulated Tri-X in foil which were sold in what we press photographers called "bricks". There were times in extreme cold when I could not open those foil lined enclosures so I would have to use my teeth to open it. Like many of you old timers I am sure you too have a small collection of these containers holding rolls of film from years ago.
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film ... (show quote)


Of course I don't know personally but the older guys tell me that those cans were great containers for holding marijuana and were practically waterproof.

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Feb 9, 2019 07:47:16   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
Pixelmaster wrote:
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film manufactures made small metal cans. I am sure that same were repurposed as salt and pepper shakers. Most however were later used to store small nuts, bolts and screws. After the film cans I recall how Kodak encapsulated Tri-X in foil which were sold in what we press photographers called "bricks". There were times in extreme cold when I could not open those foil lined enclosures so I would have to use my teeth to open it. Like many of you old timers I am sure you too have a small collection of these containers holding rolls of film from years ago.
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film ... (show quote)



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Feb 9, 2019 08:12:46   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
Pixelmaster wrote:
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film manufactures made small metal cans. I am sure that same were repurposed as salt and pepper shakers. Most however were later used to store small nuts, bolts and screws. After the film cans I recall how Kodak encapsulated Tri-X in foil which were sold in what we press photographers called "bricks". There were times in extreme cold when I could not open those foil lined enclosures so I would have to use my teeth to open it. Like many of you old timers I am sure you too have a small collection of these containers holding rolls of film from years ago.
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film ... (show quote)


If your into this stuff. Here you go.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xkodak+film+cans.TRS0&_nkw=kodak+film+cans&_sacat=0

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Feb 9, 2019 08:46:33   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
I have a number of those. Eventually, I moved to purchase the film in 100 ft lengths which came in larger metal containers. I now have a large bag filled with 100 cassettes and associated plastic containers. The 100 ft lengths are shipped in plastic wrapping enclosed in cardboard boxes.
--Bob
Pixelmaster wrote:
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film manufactures made small metal cans. I am sure that same were repurposed as salt and pepper shakers. Most however were later used to store small nuts, bolts and screws. After the film cans I recall how Kodak encapsulated Tri-X in foil which were sold in what we press photographers called "bricks". There were times in extreme cold when I could not open those foil lined enclosures so I would have to use my teeth to open it. Like many of you old timers I am sure you too have a small collection of these containers holding rolls of film from years ago.
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film ... (show quote)

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Feb 9, 2019 08:49:39   #
Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC
 
A friend I knew in northern NY used to make these. He said he and his coworker would swap between cans and lids to keep from getting too bored. I recall he was concerned whether he have a job for long after being told Kodak was switching to plastic. It was sad, too, because these were great for storing things like phono cartridges, styli, tiny hardware, dried herbs, and even 135 film after reloading used canisters from 100ft rolls. Different times.

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Feb 9, 2019 09:01:36   #
richardsaccount
 
Some folks would use those film cans to store herbs in.
Not I. (Said with a straight face).

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Feb 9, 2019 09:04:51   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 
Now that's a trip down memory lane for me! Makes me think of loading my first SLR (a Konica A-3), and later on a Canon A-1 (which I still have).

Thanks for sharing.

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Feb 9, 2019 09:10:40   #
Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC
 
richardsaccount wrote:
Some folks would use those film cans to store herbs in.
Not I. (Said with a straight face).

As I say, different times. Today it would be salt and pepper.

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Feb 9, 2019 09:11:59   #
StanMac Loc: Tennessee
 
Mike Fos wrote:
Agfa - Wasn't that a brand of film back in the old days?


Reading this, and my clearly remembering Agfa film in my youth, means you must be under 30, and I’m pretty old.

Stan

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Feb 9, 2019 09:17:01   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
The club I belonged to used to meet at Connetquot River State Park Preserve on Long Island. One of the workers tied Trout Flies and would give them to scout troops and school classes who would visit on field trips. They all got a chance to fish on the very productive river. The preserve has its own hatchery.

Most of us gave him our film containers, and he in turn gave them to the kids with a fly inside.

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Feb 9, 2019 09:22:26   #
jlg1000 Loc: Uruguay / South America
 
I've got a bunch of those metal cans and also of the black plastic ones... Guess what? They are full of nuts, bolts, screws, and so on.

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