I just transferred my grandfather's collection of 16mm home movies. He started shooting somewhere at the end of the 1920s, but much of the material is undated. The earliest date code I could find on the edge of the film was 1926. Some of the film boxes have advertising inserts that I thought might be of interest here.
It's interesting to see the film prices. People complain about how expensive it is to shoot on 16mm film today. It appears that, adjusted for inflation, it was substantially more expensive for 100 feet of 16mm B&W reversal film and processing in 1928 than it is in 2023. And the 400 ft B&W silent golf film advertised would be a bit over $500 in today's dollars.
It's interesting to see the film prices. People complain about how expensive it is to shoot on 16mm film today. It appears that, adjusted for inflation, it was substantially more expensive for 100 feet of 16mm B&W reversal film and processing in 1928 than it is in 2023. And the 400 ft B&W silent golf film advertised would be a bit over $500 in today's dollars.
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