General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FILM: POYLESTER/ SYNTHETIC CARTRIDGE AND BAG/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.5 cm

Width

7.5 cm

Height

1.9 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine images

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fuji

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Tokyo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

UNUSED - THIS TYPE OF FILM WOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED, WHEN CONNECTED TO A SUPER 8 FORMAT CINE CAMERA, TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES.

Technical

THE SUPER 8/SINGLE 8 "BATTLE" IS COMPARABLE TO THE VHS/BETA FORMAT WAR. SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF SINGLE 8 (FUJI) WAS ITS COMPACT, REUSABLE CARTRIDGE (4" H X 2 5/8" DEEP X 1/2" THICK) WITH THE FILM RUNNING TOP TO BOTTOM. WAS A POLYESTER BASE (A FIRST) RATHER THAN TRIACETATE, 2/3 THICKNESS OF CONVENTIONAL FILM. INTRODUCED APPROX. 4 MO. LATER THAN KODAK SUPER 8 FILM, IT FAILED TO TAKE A FOOTHOLD IN THE MARKET.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON BAG: 'FUJICHROME/ RT50/ Single-8/ SAVE THIS ENVELOPE FOR MAILING/ EXPOSED FILM.'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'FUJI FILM/ FUJICHROME/ RT50/ COLOR MOVIE FILM/ TUNGSTEN TYPE/SAFETY FILM/ 15.25m/50 FEET/ FOR SINGLE-8 CARTRIDGE CAMERAS ONLY/ Single-8/ PRICE INCLUDES PROCESSING/ made in Japan/ by FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD./ METER/ SETTING/ ASA 50/ DIN 18/ FILM MUST BE RETURNED IN THIS BOX FOR PREPAID PROCESSING/ FIRST CLASS/ TO FUJI FILM/ PROCESSING STATION/ P.O. BOX 598/ ROCHESTER, N.Y./ 14603 U.S.A.'/ STICKER FOR CUSTOMS DESCRIBING CONTENTS ON BOX

Missing

COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL BOX AND SEALED INNER PLASTIC BAG WHICH CONATAINS THE CARTRIDGE

Finish

SEALED FILM/ FILM BAG: GREEN WITH YELLOW PRINTING/ BOX: GREEN BACKGROUND WITH ORANGE, YELLOW, WHITE, AND BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A