Kodak Film Cans
Feb 9, 2019 19:10:05 #
reminds me of story ,thought i would pass it on.... 54 years ago i put a diamond ring in one and handed it to my intended. Told her not to open it.. Days later,instead of proposing, i asked he if she was interested in what was in that film can she had been carrying......worked!
Feb 9, 2019 19:20:43 #
The cans also made great machine needle containers for sewing. Even the plastic ones would work for this as it was thick enough for the points not to penetrate the end or sides. Other uses: seed beads, small notions etc. (for those who do not sew, notions are small items used to construct garments, snaps, buttons, hook and eyes, etc.)
Feb 9, 2019 19:37:18 #
ANSCO merged with AGFA in 1928. The US government took over ANSCO at the beginning of WWII. I grew up with those cans as my dad worked in film production for nearly 50 years at ANSCO. Great history of the company in the advertising for these new lofts in an old ANSCO factory building.
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Feb 9, 2019 20:57:27 #
Feb 9, 2019 20:59:16 #
Fun memories. I was told that the cans were "toxic" with chemicals and not to use them for my candy as a kid. I think my father had a hidden agenda and wanted them for his work bench.
Feb 9, 2019 21:30:46 #
I vaguely remember seeing where somebody made a pontoon raft of them.
Pixelmaster wrote:
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film ... (show quote)
Feb 9, 2019 22:07:03 #
Other uses for the metal film canisters: A classmate of mine ('67) on trip to Africa. photographed a beautiful Maasai girl using them in her ear lobes. Another classmate from same time, used them to store his cannabis.
Feb 10, 2019 01:26:27 #
Mr Bill 2011
Loc: southern Indiana
I still have a pair of the old plastic ones with salt & pepper shaker lids, sitting in the kitchen cupboard.
Feb 10, 2019 11:56:49 #
I saved a few film canisters and use them for small fishing tackle components. They work great.
Feb 11, 2019 19:26:15 #
MrMophoto
Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"
Yeah I used them to keep my weed in them - back in the day! I still have a few metal cans as well as a few plastic ones w/o the weed. I thought the film cans would be worth something some day. I think they're just filled with memories.
Feb 13, 2019 01:47:08 #
Pixelmaster wrote:
A long time ago and far away Kodak and other film ... (show quote)
I'm sure I have a few around somewhere. I used to buy Tri-X in 50 foot rolls and load my own cassettes. I'd shoot about 7 rolls a day of 36 exposure at the sports car races with my Minolta rangefinder and then develop the film and then make the prints. I used a lot of Agfa paper, including high contrast when I wanted an "artsy" shot.
Feb 15, 2019 14:43:18 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I wish I had saved more of those little cans. When I was a kid, I watched someone loading film into a camera. I was fascinated by the process and the little can. I have a lot of the plastic containers, but they're nothing special.
I wish that i saved more of them.
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