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Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
Film Handler

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From: New York, NY, USA
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posted November 20, 2018 08:35 AM

Vaporate was a commercial film preservation system applied to movie film. The leader of a film was embossed with the Vaporate name to distinguish it and a certificate of authenticity was included in the film can.

The Vaporate process seemed to work as this film (1932) did not exhibit any symptoms of vinegar syndrome.

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David Michael Leugers
Master Film Handler

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From: Fairfield, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2004

posted November 21, 2018 12:51 AM

Vacumate (spelling ?) was also a commercially available process. I used to use a lab in Detroit that offered this service and I had some home movies treated. It made the film much more resistant to scratches and wear. I know this lab made prints for Blackhawk on a contract. This was in the early 1980's as I recall. It would have been great if they used the process as standard when making prints...

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