PMG Chronology of Flexible Films
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Date initiated | March 2023 |
Contributors | Andrew Robb |
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Chronology of Flexible Film[edit | edit source]
Year | Film Type | Film Brand | Film Size/ Format | Discontinued | Notes |
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1889 | Cellulose nitrate film base | Various | 1951 | ||
1920 | Cellulose acetate film base | ||||
1955 | Polyester film base |
Kodak Film Notch Chronology[edit | edit source]
From David Horvath 1987 Survey[1], the information below on Kodak sheet film was received from the Patent Office of the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester. The Kodak notches referenced in the table are found in the attached PDF.
NOTCH | FILM CODE | FILM NAME |
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1 | 1101 | Par Portrait (1935) Discontd. |
5101 | Par Portrait (1938) Discontd. | |
7581 | Asochrome (1940) Discontd. 1946 | |
6123 | Autopositive Commercial (1942) Discontd. | |
6126 | Appan (1942) Trans. to 32A (1953) | |
6130 | Infrared (1942) Discontd. 1970 | |
Exp. | Kodalith Panchro (1942) Discontd. 1949 | |
6565 | Kodagraph Proc. Pan Stripping (1942) Discontd. 1949 | |
7582 | Kotavachrome (1942) Discontd. 1949 | |
5601 | Masking Pan (1942) Discontd. 1947 | |
5560 | Contact Screen (1945) Trans. 1952 | |
Exp. | Aero Positive Transparency (1946) Discontd.1949 | |
5204 | Micro-File (1946) Discontd. 1953 | |
5570 | Pan Masking (1946) Discontd. 1967 | |
5246 | Direct Positive Pan (1946) | |
7009 | Verichrome (1949) Discontd. 1956 | |
5552 | Opalure Print (1949) Trans. to # 9 (1958) | |
6574 | Aerographic Positive (1949) Discontd. Notching 1953 | |
6564 | Kodalith Pan Stripping (1949) Discontd. 1963 | |
5211 | Linagraph Ortho 1952 Code changed to 5471 (1960) | |
5471 | Linagraph Ortho (19603 Discontd. 1971 | |
5214 | Linagraph Shellburst (1952) Code changed to 5474 (1959) | |
5474 | Linagraph Shellburst, Gray Base (1959) | |
5244 | Linagraph Pan (1952) Code changed to 5479 (1963) | |
5365 | Fine Grain Dupl. Pos. (1952) Code changed to 5366 (1965) | |
6014 | Verichrome Pan (1956) Discontd. 1960 | |
5574 | Aerial Positive 1954 Code changed to 5435 (1958) | |
5435 | Aerial Positive (1958) Discontd. 1967 | |
6013 | Verichrome Pan (1960) Discontd. 1961 | |
2566 | Kodalith Royal Ortho, Estar Base (1960) Discontd. | |
5218 | High Speed Infrared (1960) Discontd. 1970 1961 | |
5455 | High Contrast Copy (1960) Discontd.1969 | |
6041 | Verichrome Pan (1961) | |
4151 | Dye Transfer Receiving Estar Thick Base (1965) | |
5480 | XR Extended Rnge (1964 Discontd. 1967 | |
4589 | Gravure Resist, Estar Thick Base (1965) Discontd. 1969 | |
2474 | Linagraph Shellburst, Estar Base (196 )5 | |
2475 | 2475 Recording, Estar Base (1965) | |
5028 | Ektacolor Slide (1964) | |
5256 | Ektachrome MS, for Daylight (1965) Changed to "SO" 1971 | |
5258 | Ektachrome ER, Type B (1965) Changed to "SO"1971 | |
5459 | Micro-File AHU (1965) Discontd. 1969 | |
2256 | Ektachrome MS, Estar Base (1966) | |
4588 | Projection Print, Estar Thick Base (1966) | |
4427 | Aerographic Duplicating, Estar Thick Base (1967) | |
2448 | Ektachrome MS Aerographic, Estar Base (1967) | |
2476 | Linagraph Shellburst, Estar-AH Base (1966) | |
2479 | 2479 RAR, Estar-AH Base (1966) | |
24 84 | 24 84 Pan, Estar-AH Base (1967) | |
2485 | High Speed Recording, Estar-AH Base (1967) | |
2496 | 2496 RAR, Estar-AH Base (1967) | |
2498 | 2498 RAR, Estar-AH Base (1967) | |
5033 | High Speed Ektachrome, Daylight Type (1967) To "SO" 1971 | |
5034 | High Speed Ektachrome, Type B (1967) To "SO" # 1971 | |
5224 | 4-X Negative (1967 ) | |
5257 | Ektachrome ER, Daylight (1966) Chngd.to "SO" # 1971 | |
5425 | Super-XX Aerographic (1967) Discontd. 1968 | |
2420 | Aerographic Duplicating (Estar Base)(1968) | |
2492 | Kodak 24 92 RAR Film (Estar Base) (1967) Discontd. 1971 | |
5022 | Ektacolor ID/copy 5022 (1971) | |
"SO" Films and customer orders that require a notch will normally utilize the #1 notch unless otherwise shown on these sheets. | ||
2 | 1102 | Super Ortho Portrait (1935 Discontd. |
1132 | Super Ortho Portrait (1935) Discontd. | |
2122 | Super Ortho Portrait (1935) Discontd. | |
5102 | Super Portrait (1935) Discontd. | |
5132 | Super Portrait (1935) Discontd. | |
6132 | Portrait Super Speed Matte (1942) Discontd. | |
6122 | Super Speed Ortho Portrait (1938) Trans.to 4C (1949) | |
SO-131 | Pan-X 100 (Estar Thick Base) (1938) Discontd. 1969 | |
4162 | Ektapan (Estar Thick Base) (1969) | |
2A | 1104 | Commercial (1935) Discontd. |
5104 | Commercial (1935) Discontd.1942 | |
6124 | Commercial (1935) Discontd.1967 | |
6155 | Commercial Thin Base (1942) Discontd. 1953 | |
2127 | Commercial (Estar Base)(1960) Name & Code changed to: | |
4127 | Commercial Estar Thick Base (1964) | |
6127 | Commercial (1967) | |
3 | 1107 | Commercial Ortho (1935) Discontd. |
5107 | Commercial Ortho (1935) Discontd. | |
6107 | Commercial Ortho (1935) Discontd. 1962 | |
4160 | LS Pan (Estar Thick Base) (1964) Discontd. 1969 | |
3A | 1108 | Commercial Pan (1935) Discontd. |
5108 | Commercial Pan (1935) Discontd. 1940 | |
6148 | Single-Coated X-ray, Green Sensitive (1946) Code changed to: | |
6524 | Single-Coated X-ray, Green Sensitive (1959) Discontd. 1969 | |
3B | 1106 | Process (1935) Discontd. |
5106 | Process (1935) Discontd. 1940 | |
6111 | Contrast Process Ortho (1940) Discontd. 1967 | |
6562 | Kodagraph Contrast Process Thin Base (1940) Discontd. 1962 | |
6111 | Wirephoto Process Ortho (1953) Discontd. 1967 | |
4111 | Contrast Process Ortho (Estar Thick Base) 1967 Discontd. 1970 | |
Wirephoto Process Ortho (Estar Thick Base) 1967 Code changed to: | ||
4154 | Contrast Process ORTHO (Estar Thick Base) (1970) | |
Process Ortho for WIREPHOTO (Estar Thick Base) (1970) | ||
3C | 1114 | Portrait Pan (1935) Discontd. |
2114 | Portrait Pan (1935) Discontd. | |
5114 | Portrait Pan (1935 Discontd. | |
6114 | Portrait Pan (1935) Trans. to # 34 (1949) | |
2558 | Kodalith Pan Processor (Estar Base) (1970) | |
4 | 5112 | Process Pan (1935) Discontd. 1940 |
6112 | Contrast Process Pan (1940) Trans to # 34B (1950)Disc. | |
6563 | Kodagraph Process Pan (1940) Trans. to # 34B (1950) | |
Kodagraph C. T. C. (1940) Discontd. 1942 | ||
4152 | Ortho Scanner (Estar Thick Base) (1967) | |
4A | 5105 | Panatomic (1935) Discontd. |
6105 | Pan atomic (1935) Discontd. | |
6140 | Panatomic-X (1938) Trans. to# 35 (1950) | |
9111 | Contrast Process Ortho P.B. (1958) Discontd.1960 | |
4135 | Gravure Positive (Estar Thick Base) (1965) Trans. to 34G 1968 | |
SO-133 | Gravure Positive (Estar Thick Base) 1967 Trans.to 34G 1968 | |
4B | 1112 | Commercial Matte (1935) Discontd. |
5113 | Commercial Matte (1935) Discontd.1942 | |
6113 | Commercial Matte (1940) Discontd.1964 | |
4C | 5117 | Ortho Press (1935) Discontd. 1942 |
6122 | Super Speed Ortho Portrait (1949) Discontd.1967 | |
4166 | Royal-X Pan (Estar Thick Base) (1970) | |
4D | 5554 | Kod alith Blue Sensitive (1935) Discontd. |
6554 | Kodalith Blue Sensitive (1935) Discontd. | |
6573 | Highlight Masking (1947) Discontd.1963 | |
6573 | Professional Line Copy (1963) | |
4E | 5557 | Ortho Kodalith (1935) Discontd.1942 |
6557 | Ortho Kodalith (1942) Discontd. | |
6558 | Kodalith Ortho Thin Base( 1942) Trans.to # 9 (1943) | |
6567 | Kodalith Half Tone (1942) Discontd. | |
8557 | Kodalith Ortho Cartographic (1942) Discontd. | |
4F | -- | Panchro Press Safety (1935) Discontd.1940 |
6146 | Super Pan Press, Type B (1940) Trans.to # 31 (1949) | |
4G | 1116 | Super Sensitive Pan (1935) Discontd. |
2116 | Super Sensitive Pan (1935) Discontd. | |
6116 | Super Sensitive Pan (1935) Discontd.1940 | |
5116 | Super Sensitive Pan (1935) Discontd.1940 | |
6127 | Super Panchro Press Sports Type (1946) Trans. to # 35 1950 | |
9123 | Commercial P.B. (1957) Discontd. 1961 | |
4143 | High Speed Infrared 4143 (Estar Thick Base) (1970)SO | |
8 | 6559 | T.B. Stripping (1935) Discontd.1964 |
9 | 5109 | Transmission, Type A (1942) Discontd. 1961 |
5118 | Blue Base X-ray (1942) Discontd. | |
5120 | Blue Base X-ray (1942) Discontd. | |
5121 | Blue Base X-ray (1942) Discontd. | |
6129 | Wirephoto Super Speed (1942) Changed name to: | |
6129 | Wirephoto, Type C (1953) Discontd.1967 | |
6136 | Single-Coated X-ray, Blue Sensitive 1942 Changed To: | |
6527 | Single-Coated X-ray, Blue Sensitive 1958 Discontd.1967 | |
6139 | Transmission, Type C (1942) Discontd.1967 | |
5301 | Positive (1942) Discontd. 1949 | |
5552 | Kotava (1942) Discontd. | |
5561 | Translite Matte (1942) Discontd. | |
5574 | White Topographic (1942) Discontd. | |
6555 | Kodalith Process Screen Thin Base (1942) Discontd. | |
5159 | Industrial X-ray, Type M (1942) Discontd. | |
6558 | Kodalith Ortho, Thin Base (1942) Discontd. | |
7302 | Fine Grain Positive (1949) Code changed to: | |
7303 | Fine Grain Positive (1965) Reverted to Code 7302 (1965 | |
5552 | Opalure Print (1958) | |
4139 | Kodak Transmission, Type C (Estar Thick Base) (1967) | |
4527 | Single-Coated X-ray, Blue Sensitive Estar Base (1967) | |
4514 | Kodak RP/D X-OMAT Radiograph Dupl. (1970) | |
SO-183 | Scanner Pan Film (ESTAR Thick Base) (1969) ( to #1 not 1g) 1970 | |
12 | 6128 | Super Panchro Press (1938) Discontd. |
Panchro Press Super-X (1942) Discontd. | ||
2133 | Separation Neg. Type II (Estar Base) (1960) Code & Name changed to: | |
4133 | Separation Neg., Type II (Estar Thick Base) (1964) | |
12A | 5133 | No-Screen X-ray (1938) Discontd. |
6137 | Kodacchrome Daylight Trans. to # 14 (1938) | |
1510 | Nitrate Matrix (1949) Discontd. 1951 | |
4509 | RP/SU X-0mat Subtraction (1970) | |
13 | 6138 | Kodachrome, Type B (1938) Trans, to # 56 (1949) |
9132 | Separation Neg. P.B. (1957) Discontd. 1961 | |
2131 | Separation Neg. Type I (Estar Base) (1960) Code & Name changed to: | |
4131 | Separation Neg., Type I (Estar Thick Base) (1964) | |
13A | 6147 | Super Ortho Press (1938) Discontd. 1956 |
6147 | Plus-X Pan (1961) Discontd. 1964 | |
4147 | Plus-X Pan (Estar Thick Base) (1964) Name changed to: | |
4147 | Plus-X Pan Professional (Estar Thick Base) (1967) | |
13B | 6125 | Eastman Safety Gravure (1938) Discontd. |
2134 | 33 Positive (Estar Base) (1960) Code & Name changed to | |
4134 | 33 Positive (Estar Thick Base) (1964) Discontd. 1965 | |
13C | 6145 | Ortho-X (1938) Discontd. 1956 |
2138 | Tri-X (Estar Base) (1960 Code & Name changed to: | |
4138 | RS Pan Estar Thick Base (1965) Discontd. 1970 | |
6138 | RS Pan (1960) Discontd. 1965 | |
14 | 6137 | Kodachrome, Daylight (1938) Trans. to # 54 (1949) |
6523 | Single-Coated X-ray, Green Sensitive, Type 0 (1959) Discontd. 1962 | |
14A | 6143 | Tri-X (1938) Trans to # 33 (1950) |
6125 | Gravure Copy (1958) Name changed 1969 | |
6125 | Professional Copy (1969) Discontd. 1970 | |
4125 | Professional Copy (Estar Thick Base) (1970) | |
14B | 6142 | Super-XX (1938) Trans. to # 32 (1950) |
6144 | Royal Ortho (1956) Discontd. 1965 | |
4163 | Tri-X Ortho (Estar Thick Base) (1965) | |
14C | 6148 | Kodatron (1940) Discontd. |
5510 | Matrix (1946) Code changed to: | |
5150 | Matrix R959l Discontd. 1960 | |
6137 | Kodachrome, Daylight - Trans. to .# 14 | |
1150 | Matrix (Estar Base) (1960) Code & Name changed to: | |
4150 | Matrix (Estar Thick Base) (1964) | |
14D | 6568 | Kodagraph Commercial Screen (1941) Discontd. |
6138 | Kodachrome, Type B - Trans. to # 13 | |
5513 | Flexichrome Stripping 1949 Code changed to: | |
5151 | Flexichrome Stripping (1959) Discontd. 1961 | |
14E | 9570 | Pan Masking P. B. (1958) Discontd. 1960 |
1570 | Pan Masking Estar Base) (1960) Code & Name changed to: | |
4570 | Pan Masking Hstar Thick Base) (1964) | |
14F | ||
14G | ||
22 | ||
22A | ||
23 | ||
23A | ||
23B | ||
23C | ||
24 | ||
24A | ||
24B | ||
24C | ||
24D | ||
24E | ||
24F | ||
24 G | ||
31 | 5160 | Industrial X-ray Type A (1942) Discontd. |
1009 | Verichrome (1942) Discontd. | |
2009 | Verichrome (1946) Discontd. | |
1515 | Wash-Off Relief (1942) Discontd. | |
1510 | Matrix (1946) Trans. to r# 12A (1949) | |
6146 | Super Pan Press, Type B (1949) | |
32 | 5135 | Industrial X-ray, Type K (1942) Discontd. |
6142 | Super-XX (1950) Discontd. 1965 | |
4142 | Super-XX Pan (Estar Thick Base) (1965) | |
32A | 6141 | Royal Pan (1953) Discontd. 1965 |
6126 | Appan (1953) Discontd. 1958 | |
4141 | Royal Pan (Estar Thick Base) (1964) | |
33 | 5134 | Industrial X-ray, Type F (1942) Discontd. |
6143 | Tri-X Pan (1950) Discontd. 1961 | |
4164 | Tri-X Pan (Estar Thick Base) (1963) Name changed to: | |
4164 | Tri-X Pan Professional (Estar Thick Base) (1967) | |
33A | 5141 | Fine Grain X-ray (1942) Discontd. |
SO-191 | Polycontrast Print (ESTAR Thick Base) 1971 | |
33B | 6562 | Kodalith Pan (1942) Discontd. 1960 |
2568 | Kodalith Pan (Estar Base) (1960) | |
33C | 5120 | Blue Base X-ray (1942) Discontd. |
1511 | Pan Matrix (1946) Discontd. 1949 | |
5511 | Pan Matrix (1946) Code changed to: | |
5149 | Pan Matrix (1957)Discontd. 1964 | |
1149 | Pan Matrix (Estar Base) (1960) Code & Name changed to: | |
4149 | Pan Matrix (Estar Thick Base) (1964) | |
34 | 6614 | Portrait Pan (1949) Discontd. 1969 |
34A | ||
34B | 6112 | Contrast Process Pan (1950) Discontd.1970 |
6563 | Kodaline Process Pan (1949) Discontd. 1950 | |
4153 | Contrast Process Panchromatic (Estar Thick Base) (1970) | |
34C | ||
34D | ||
34E | ||
34F | ||
34G | 5512 | Pan Matrix Reversal (1947) Discontd.1954 |
SO-133 | Gravure Positive (Estar Thick Base) (1968) Discontd. 196_ | |
4135 | Gravure Positive 4135 (Estar Thick Base) (1968) | |
35 | 6140 | Panatomic-X (1950) Discontd. 1969 |
35A | 6127 | Super Pan Press, Sports Type (1949) Discontd.1953 |
6128 | Royal,-X Pan (1957) Discontd. 1965 | |
4128 | Royal-X Pan 4128 (Estar Thick Base) (1965) Discontd.1969 | |
35B | ||
35C | ||
41 | ||
42 | ||
43 | ||
44 | ||
45 | ||
46 | ||
51 | 6101 | Ektachrome Daylight (1946) Trans.to # 61 (1957) |
8464 | Recordak Micro-File Card (1970) | |
2950 | Recordak Diazo TM Film 2950 (ESTAR Base) 1970 | |
2950 | Recordak Diazo M Film 2950 (ESTAR Base) 1969 | |
4950 | Recordak Diazo M Film 4950 (ESTAR Thick Base) (1969) | |
4950 | Recordak Diazo TM Film 4950 (ESTAR Thick Base) 1970 | |
SO-404 | Recordak High Speed Diazo (ESTAR Thick Base) 50-404 Disc.1972 | |
51A | 6523 | Single-Coated, Green Sensitive, Type 0 (1963) Discontd.1966 |
4523 | Single-Coated, Green Sensitive, Type 0 (Estar Base) (196_)Name changed 1969 | |
4523 | Single-Coated, Green Sensitive 1969 | |
SO-363 | Single-Coated, Green Sensitive, Type I (Estar Base)(196_) Discontd.1968 | |
52 | 6102 | Ektachrome, Type B (1946) Trans. to # 62 (1957) |
53 | 6104 | Ektacolor, Type B (1946) Trans. to # 64 (1957) |
54 | 6137 | Kodachrome, Daylight (1949) Discontd. 1951 |
6103 | Ektacolor, Type S (1956) Trans. to T 63 (1957) | |
56 | 6138 | Kodachrome, Type B (1949) Discontd. 1951 |
57 | 6105 | Ektacolor Print (1949) Trans. |
58 | ||
59 | ||
6o | ||
61 | 6101 | Ektachrome, Daylight (1957) Discontd.1960 |
62 | 6102 | Ektachrome, Type B (1957) Discontd. 1960 |
63 | 6103 | Ektacolor, Type S (1957) Code & Name changed to: |
6101 | Ektacolor Professional, Type S (1963) | |
64 | 6104 | Ektacolor, Type B (1957) Discontd. 1958 |
6106 | Ektacolor, Type L, (1959) Code & Name changed to: | |
6102 | Ektacolor Professional, Type L (1964) | |
65 | 6105 | Ektacolor Print (1957) Discontd.1959 |
4106 | Vericolor Professional, Type L (Estar Thick Base) (197_) | |
65A | 4105 | Vericolor Professional, Type S (Estar Thick Base) (197_) |
66 | 6106 | Ektacolor, Type L (1957) Trans.to # 64 (1959) |
67 | 6115 | Ektachrome, Daylight Type (1958) |
68 | 6116 | Ektachrome, Type B (1958) |
69 | 6108 | Ektacolor Print (1958) Code changed to: |
6109 | Ektacolor Print (1962) Discontd.1972 | |
4109 | Kodak Ektacolor Print (1971) | |
70 | 6110 | Ektacolor Internegative (1959) |
71 | 2104 | Tri-Mask (Estar Base) (1961) Code & Name changed to: |
4104 | Tri-Mask, (Estar Thick Base) (1964) | |
72 | 6119 | Ektachrome Duplicating (1966) Discontd. |
73 | 6120 | Ektachrome Duplicating (1971) |
"NOTE: Approval Card # 5068 changes Notches - 1949-1950 |
Further Reading[edit | edit source]
- Calhoun, J. M. 1953. Storage of nitrate amateur still-camera film negatives. Journal of the Biological Photographic Association 21(3): 1–13.
- Horvath, David. 1987. Acetate Negative Survey. FINAL REPORT A PROJECT FUNDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM ACT. https://gawainweaver.com/images/uploads/Horvath_AcetateNegativeSurvey.pdf
- Mannheim, L. A. [1969] 1975. Sizes and packings. The focal encyclopedia of photography: desk edition. 1395–1398.
- Shanebrook, Robert. 2016. Making KODAK film. Rochester, NY : Robert L. Shanebrook. Chapter 7. Photographic plate and film base
- Valverde, Maria Fernanda. 2005. Photographic Negatives: Nature and Evolution of Processes, 2nd edition. George Eastman House, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester, NY. Accessed March 30, 2023: https://s3.cad.rit.edu/ipi-assets/publications/negatives_poster_booklet.pdf
- Walsh, Betty. Preservation of Negatives at the British Columbia Archives. Topics in Photographic Preservation 2005, Volume 11, Article 13 (pp. 97-103)
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- ↑ Horvath, David. 1987. Acetate Negative Survey. FINAL REPORT A PROJECT FUNDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM ACT. https://gawainweaver.com/images/uploads/Horvath_AcetateNegativeSurvey.pdf